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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 name of the 3,000 meter-high volcano that erupts while Allan is in Bali?
(a) Gunung Agung.
(b) Batur volcano.
(c) Bratan.
(d) Mount Merbuk.

2. In what secret city did the Soviets develop their atomic bomb program?
(a) Omsk.
(b) Samara.
(c) Sarov.
(d) Novosibirsk.

3. When did Claude Pennant's parents go to Spain to fight the fascists?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1944.

4. During what dates is Chapter 22 set?
(a) May 26-29, 2005.
(b) March 12-14, 1959.
(c) August 12-13, 2005.
(d) May 25-26, 2005.

5. Who is the deputy chief of police in Jönköping that Chief Inspector Aronsson has gotten a lead from in Chapter 17?
(a) Henning Algotsson.
(b) Superintendent Krook.
(c) Julius Jonsson.
(d) Gunnar Löwenlind.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Bucket going when he left Lake Farm, according to the story told to Prosecutor Ranelid in Chapter 25?

2. How does the man in the suit describe his country's president in the Epilogue?

3. Who was the leader of North Korea when the Korean War broke out?

4. How old is Allan after he's spent fifteen years in Bali in Chapter 20?

5. In what year does Chapter 18 begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What motif appears in Chapter 16? How does this motif reflect upon Allan's character?

2. What story do Allan and his friends give to Prosecutor Ranelid in Chapter 25?

3. How is the confrontation between Chief Inspector Aronsson and Allan described in Chapter 21?

4. How are the major conflicts of the novel resolved in Chapter 22?

5. What is reflected through the reconsiliation of Benny and Bosse in the narrative?

6. Why does Allan's meeting with Joseph Stalin end badly? What are the repercussions of the meeting?

7. How do the themes of fate and chance apply to Allan and the main characters in the novel?

8. Why does Chief Inspector Aronsson decide to join Allan and his friends in the end of the novel?

9. What makes Allan agree to cooperate with the government agent in the Epilogue?

10. How does Allan feel about Amanda Einstein's rise in political power in Bali?

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