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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 two cities in Japan did the United States hit with atomic bombs during WWII?
(a) Tokyo and Hiroshima.
(b) Tokyo and Nagasaki.
(c) Osaka and Sapporo.
(d) Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

2. Where is the man in the suit from that arrives at Allan's home in the Epilogue?
(a) The U.S.S.R.
(b) France.
(c) Indonesia.
(d) Great Britain.

3. Who is the social worker that comes to Allan's home after the explosion in Chapter 28?
(a) Julius Gustavsson.
(b) Henrik Söder.
(c) Benny Ljungberg.
(d) Gunilla Bjorklund.

4. Who was the leader of North Korea when the Korean War broke out?
(a) Kim Jong-il.
(b) Kim Tu-bong.
(c) Kim Jong-un.
(d) Kim Il Sung.

5. In what year is Chapter 23 set?
(a) 1963.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1967.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who provides Allan and Herbert with false passports in Chapter 20?

2. Why has Allan exploded his cottage in the end of the novel?

3. In what field of study does Herbert's wife get a degree in Chapter 20?

4. How much money is promised to Allan if his help to the Soviets helps produce an atomic bomb in Chapter 16?

5. Whose body is found crushed in the scrap car yard in Riga in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are Chief Inspector Aronsson's impressions of Allan and his friends when he meets them in Chapter 21?

2. What does Allan solicit Yury Borisovich to do in Chapter 26? How does he go about convincing him?

3. Would you consider the revelations in Chapter 22 to be realistic? Why or why not?

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

5. How is the theme of fate illustrated in Chapter 18?

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

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

8. How does Allan's involvement influence the historical development of atomic weapons?

9. How are Allan's years in Bali described in Chapter 20?

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

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