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

2. Where is the man in the suit from that arrives at Allan's home in the Epilogue?

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

4. How much money has the sailor been paid for dumping Bucket's remains in Chapter 22?

5. What political party does Herbert's wife found in Chapter 20?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How is the setting described in Chapter 28? How does the setting evolve?

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

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

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

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

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

8. What is significant about the explosion in Chapter 28?

9. How do Allan and Herbert manage to escape the gulag in Chapter 18?

10. What government agent comes to meet with Allan in the Epilogue? Why is this significant?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

Discuss Allan's friendship with Esteban and his subsequent journey to Spain. What world leader does Allan meet in Spain? What is the basis of Allan's friendship with this historical figure? How does Allan depart Spain?

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