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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 Harry request at the equipment counter in Chapter 28?

2. Why did Rafto curse Mathias?

3. The ring that Harry finds in Katrine's desk drawer is one that he recognizes from whose house?

4. How did Mathias escape the car after killing his mother?

5. Why did the boys tease Mathias and throw snowballs at him when he was a boy?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Katrine do to Arve in Chapter 25?

2. What information is related about Katrine in the novel's denouement?

3. What does Harry find in Katrine's apartment in Chapter 24?

4. Why was Katrine reprimanded at her old job?

5. What motive does Harry accuse Arve of having for the murders in Chapter 26?

6. How does Mathias manage to get into Rakel's home in Chapter 35? What does he do when he gets inside?

7. What does Harry find in Katrine's office in Chapter 24?

8. How does Harry protect himself from Katrine in Chapter 29?

9. Why does Aune complain about the Snowman case in Chapter 38?

10. What connection did Idar have to Arve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the language style in The Snowman. This novel is translated from Norwegian to English. What aspects of the translation do you think stood out the most upon reading the novel? What are examples of place and character names that reflect the novel's setting?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Describe and discuss the plot structure of The Snowman. Where does the exposition transition into the rising action of the plot? Where does the climax occur? What information is related in the falling action and denouement of the story?

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