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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. Who ordered the paternity test on Jonas?

2. What color scarf is the snowman wearing when Jonas awakens from a nightmare about his father in Chapter 3?

3. Who stands over Jonas with a knife at the end of Chapter 17?

4. On what day of the investigation does Chapter 15 begin?

5. What is described on Onny Hetland's necklace in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what ways is Harry Hole an unlikely protagonist?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the settings in The Snowman. Where does Harry work? What is the general population of this area? What role does the setting of the novel play in its plot?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of personal demons in The Snowman. What are the personal demons that Harry must grapple with? What are the personal demons of the Snowman? How do the characters in this novel go about absolving their personal demons?

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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