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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 has the killer done with Sylvia's head in Chapter 9?
(a) Put it into a hat box.
(b) Put it into a refrigerator.
(c) Put it on the snowman.
(d) Put it into the police headquarters' mailbox.

2. What was the party for where Rakel met Mathias?
(a) Mathias's son's birthday.
(b) The Holmenkollen Residents' Association.
(c) The grand opening of the Cave of Wonder.
(d) The Oslo Police Department Headquarters establishment.

3. Who discovers Idar's body?
(a) Sara Kvinesland.
(b) Asta Johannsen.
(c) Camilla Lossius.
(d) Idar Vetlesen.

4. What clue indicates to the detectives the Idar was Sylvia's murderer in Chapter 16?
(a) His gun.
(b) His DNA.
(c) His boots.
(d) His wallet.

5. In what month and year is Chapter 2 set?
(a) November, 1980.
(b) December, 1980.
(c) November, 2004.
(d) December, 2002.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the other guest on Bosse that Harry questions in Chapter 21?

2. Who is the murdered woman believed to be in Chapter 5?

3. What is Filip holding in his hand when he watches Harry depart in Chapter 10?

4. What day of the investigation opens Chapter 10?

5. Where is Idar's body discovered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harry discover about Idar's visits to the Hotel Leon in Chapter 16?

2. What does Harry learn from Filip after attending his lecture in Chapter 10?

3. Where was Jonas to have a doctor's appointment? Why is this significant?

4. What is significant about Harry's interaction with Hagen at the bar in Chapter 22?

5. What is Idar's connection to the Hotel Leon?

6. Why does Harry agree to appear on the television show Bosse?

7. What scenario is described in Chapter 1 of the novel?

8. What is in the black book that Filip possesses?

9. Where is The Snowman set? How does the setting inform the action of the plot?

10. Whom does Harry get information about from Mathias in Chapter 11? Why?

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