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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the real-life General Francisco Franco live?

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

3. For what industry does Allan's father work when Allan is a child?

4. Over whose inheritance money did Benny and Bosse have a falling out?

5. What does General Franco serve to Allan after he has saved him from the bridge explosion in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When and where was Allan Karlsson born? How is his childhood described?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the character called "the Beauty" in the novel. How old is this character? How does Allen come to meet her? What role does she play in Allan's adventure?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Allan's encounter with Bolt at the train station in the beginning of the novel. What leads Allan to steal the suitcase? How does Bolt respond when he discovers the suitcase to be missing? How does he manage to find Allan?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Allan's encounter with Winston Churchill in the narrative. How does Allan "save" Churchill? Is the author's depiction of Churchill realistic and/or historically accurate? How does Churchill regard Allan?

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