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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 does Harry deduce the case and killings are about in Chapter 23?
(a) Prostitution.
(b) Family relations.
(c) Religion.
(d) Avarice.

2. What is Filip holding in his hand when he watches Harry depart in Chapter 10?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A garden hoe.
(c) A black book.
(d) A revolver.

3. What name does the man give to Camilla Lossius when he approaches her in her garage in Chapter 18?
(a) Jack Halvorsen.
(b) Mathias Lund-Helgesen.
(c) Onny Hetland.
(d) Filip Becker.

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

5. Who is Eli's husband?
(a) Onny.
(b) Jack.
(c) Andreas.
(d) Idar.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Harry notice in his kitchen after Rakel leaves in Chapter 20?

2. What area of the Rolf property do Harry and Katrine go to investigate in Chapter 23?

3. On what day of the investigation does Chapter 12 begin?

4. What does Harry do to the snowman he finds in the alleyway in Chapter 20?

5. Who discovers Idar's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where is Idar's body discovered? How did he die?

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

3. What is the genre of The Snowman? What are the characteristics of this literary genre?

4. What does Harry deduce about Sylvia's body in Chapter 10?

5. What does Harry do when he finds a snowman outside his apartment in Chapter 20?

6. Who is Inspector Gert Rafto and what is he investigating in Chapter 5?

7. What does the letter that Harry received from the Snowman indicate?

8. Where is Sylvia killed? How is she killed?

9. What clues does Harry note about the crime scene in Chapter 9?

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

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