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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 is the destination for the next bus leaving the station when Allan arrives in Chapter 2?
(a) Flen.
(b) Malmköping.
(c) Strängnäs.
(d) Braås.

2. How much money does Mr. Wholesale Merchant Gustavsson give to Allan's mother for the Easter Egg in Chapter 4?
(a) 18 crowns.
(b) 12 crowns.
(c) 24 crowns.
(d) 5 crowns.

3. Whose gravestone does Allan sit next to by the church after escaping the nursing home?
(a) Henning Algotsson's.
(b) Bernhard Lundborg's.
(c) Herbert Einstein's.
(d) Gustavsson's.

4. For how long has Reverend Ferguson been in Iran searching for lost souls when he meets Allan?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 12 years.
(d) 15 years.

5. What day of the week is it when Allan escapes the nursing home?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Wednesday.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political party does Allan claim Glenn Miller was associated with in Chapter 13?

2. Whom does the chief of police in Tehran want Allan to kill in Chapter 13?

3. Who is the Prime Minister with whose daughter Esteban fell in love?

4. What is the name of the company that Allan establishes after his mother's death?

5. Who is the King of Sweden at the time when Allan leaves his childhood home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes Allan's father to leave his family and go to Russia during Allan's childhood?

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

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

4. How do the themes of compassion and generosity apply in Chapter 12?

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

6. How does black comedy contribute to the tone and mood of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared?

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

8. How does the author employ black comedy in Chapter 5?

9. What is ironic about Allan's meeting with world leaders throughout the narrative?

10. How does the author employ black comedy in describing Bucket's death?

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