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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 is the name of Eli Kvale's son?

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

3. Who does Harry allow to lead a team of investigators to look into tips about Sylvia's murder in Chapter 10?

4. For how long does Harry propose the detectives work on the case together as a team in Chapter 7?

5. Who gives Katrine a lecture about mobile phones in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of the drug carnadrioxide in the novel?

3. What is the significance of the mold that is discussed in the novel?

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Filip contact Camilla? What information does he relate to her?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of foreshadowing and red herrings in The Snowman. What clues in the novel indicate later events? What clues lead the reader astray from the truth about the Snowman?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the linear structure of The Snowman. Does the story move continuously forward in terms of events? When and where does the story step back or forward in time? Why does the author employ these techniques?

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