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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 Katrine order Arve to put on at his apartment in Chapter 25?

2. What does Harry find in the printer at Katrine's apartment in Chapter 24?

3. Where will Katrine be returning to work after she is cleared?

4. Who from the missing persons division came to Eli's home to investigate her disappearance in Chapter 28?

5. Where did Arve meet Birte?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Harry discover at the Anatomy Department in Chapter 32?

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

3. Why does Eli's murder stand apart from the other murders of the Snowman?

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

5. How do Harry and Bjørn manage to save Arve in Chapter 26?

6. What does Harry realize as the stem for his depression in Chapter 30?

7. What does Filip tell Jonas in Chapter 37?

8. In what ways is the storyline of The Snowman nonlinear?

9. What is the significance of the Swedish study on genetics in the novel?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the theme of the pursuit of redemption in The Snowman. What characters in this novel are seeking redemption? How do they go about seeking it? Do any of these characters find redemption?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the character of Rakel Fauke in The Snowman. What is Rakel's relationship to Harry? What is their back-story? Why does Rakel become a near-victim of the Snowman's?

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