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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. How much money has the sailor been paid for dumping Bucket's remains in Chapter 22?
2. How much money is promised to Allan if his help to the Soviets helps produce an atomic bomb in Chapter 16?
3. Whom is Allan taken to meet at the Kremilin in Chapter 16?
4. In what year does the narrator describe the Balinese volcano eruption in Chapter 23?
5. Who is the American president that appears at the luncheon in Chapter 23?
Short Essay Questions
1. How are Allan's years in Bali described in Chapter 20?
2. What makes Allan agree to cooperate with the government agent in the Epilogue?
3. What story do Allan and his friends give to Prosecutor Ranelid in Chapter 25?
4. How have the mood and tone of the narrative changed in Chapter 19?
5. How does Yury Borisovich react when he encounters Allan in Chapter 26?
6. How is Allan's life echoed through the actions in the Epilogue?
7. What is significant about the explosion in Chapter 28?
8. How would you describe Allan's behavior when he meets President Johnson in Chapter 23?
9. What is reflected through the reconsiliation of Benny and Bosse in the narrative?
10. How are the major conflicts of the novel resolved in Chapter 22?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the character of Allan Karlsson in The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. What qualities of Allan's characterization make him a good protagonist? What are Allan's weaknesses? What can you discern of the character based on his actions in the story?
Essay Topic 2
Describe and discuss some of the absurdist, surrealist, and black comedy aspects in The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared. How do these larger-than-life twists work as literature, and what type of comedy are they utilizing to draw in the reader? How does the author employ irony to comedic affect in the novel?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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