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

2. What is Bucket's real name revealed to be in Chapter 10?
(a) Henrik Hultén.
(b) Herbert Einstein.
(c) Henning Algotsson.
(d) Benny Ljungberg.

3. What political party does Allan claim Glenn Miller was associated with in Chapter 13?
(a) Communism.
(b) Nazism.
(c) Imperialism.
(d) Republicanism.

4. Where did Bucket begin his criminal career?
(a) Malmköping.
(b) Hälleforsnäs.
(c) Braås.
(d) Strängnäs.

5. During what years is Chapter 11 set?
(a) 1945-1947.
(b) 1959-1962.
(c) 1939-1942.
(d) 1943-1945.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does Chapter 1 begin?

2. Who is the husband of Soong May-ling?

3. Where was Reverend Ferguson born, raised, and educated?

4. On what date does Chapter 10 begin?

5. What is Allan wearing when he escapes the care facility?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do Allan and his friends attain safe refuge from their assailants in Chapter 15?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. What happens when Allan arrives in the U.S. in Chapter 9?

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