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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. What does Rakel believe she sees in the backseat of her car in Chapter 18?

2. What is the profession of Eli's husband?

3. What is the name of the receptionist at the doctor's office that Jonas gives to Harry in Chapter 10?

4. From where is Eli Kvale's son visiting in Chapter 11?

5. Where does Harry go to get drunk in the end of Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When and where is Chapter 2 set? Who are the characters introduced in this chapter?

5. When and how was Rafto killed?

6. What is Skarre discussing with Katrine in Chapter 6? Why?

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

8. Who is Eli Kvale? How is this character introduced?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Inspector Gert Rafto in The Snowman. What role does Rafto play in the novel's plot? What has happened to Rafto? What is Rafto's relationship to Katrine?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Magnus Skarre in the novel. What has led to the rivalry between Harry and Skarre? What is Skarre's relationship to Kathleen and to the other officers like? How does Skarre contribute to the plot of the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Hagen in the novel. What is Hagen's position with the Oslo police? How does Hagen regard Harry as a detective? How would you describe the relationship between Harry and Hagen?

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