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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. During what years is Chapter 16 set?

2. On what date is Chapter 24 set?

3. Where was Jonas Jonasson born?

4. In what year does Chapter 18 begin?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Yury Borisovich react when he encounters Allan in Chapter 26?

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

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

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

5. What leads to the conflict between Allan and President Johnson in Chapter 23?

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

7. How does Agent Hutton address President Johnson's reservations in Chapter 23?

8. How is Allan's life echoed through the actions in the Epilogue?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are examples of irony that surround the characters of the Boss and Bosse in the novel? What history do these characters share? How has their relationship changed when they re-meet in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Why was Allen incarcerated after his arrival in the United States? For how long was he held? Where is Allan taken after his release? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the circular and nonlinear aspects of the narrative. Why do you think the author chooses to jump back and forth through time in telling Allan's story? How does the beginning of the novel relate to its ending?

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