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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What news has Harry S. Truman just received in Chapter 11?
(a) World War II has ended.
(b) President Roosevelt has died.
(c) World War II has erupted in Europe.
(d) Hitler has committed suicide.

2. Who is the husband of Soong May-ling?
(a) Chiang Kai-shek.
(b) Julius Jonsson.
(c) Mao Tse-tung.
(d) Herbert Einstein.

3. What does Prosecutor Conny Ranelid intend to leak to the press in the end of Chapter 14?
(a) That "the centenarian is a veritable murder machine."
(b) That "the centenarian has left the country."
(c) That "the centenarian" has died.
(d) That "the centenarian is in grave danger from his kidnappers."

4. Where does Allan arrive via ship in the beginning of Chapter 9?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) San Francisco.
(d) London.

5. What celebration is set to take place on the day that Allan escapes the nursing home?
(a) An Easter brunch.
(b) A New Year's Eve party.
(c) A Christmas party.
(d) Allan's birthday party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Allan's father develop an affinity for the Tsar in Chapter 4?

2. What is the fine that Allan's father is forced to pay for standing in the town square and promoting contraceptives?

3. In the beginning of Chapter 10, Bucket has been sitting outside of a supermarket in what town for four days?

4. What mountain range does Allan recall crossing in his youth in Chapter 2?

5. What is Bucket's real name revealed to be in Chapter 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are the major conflicts in Chapter 8 resolved?

2. How does Allan describe his political views in Chapter 13?

3. How would you compare the characters in the contemporary timeline to those in the historical timelines in the novel?

4. For whom is Allan working in Chapter 11? Why does he change sides?

5. What is illustrated through Allan's encounter with Father Ferguson in Chapter 13?

6. What protagonist characters are introduced in Chapter 6? What does their introduction represent?

7. What is ironic about the Boss's actions in Chapter 12?

8. What is significant about Father Ferguson's death in the narrative?

9. What is illustrated through Allan's meeting with General Franco in Chapter 7?

10. What antagonistic characters are introduced in Chapter 6?

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