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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 brought to light the actions of Katrine that led to her being reprimanded at her old job?

2. Why does Harry believe he may not have adrenaline as he pursues Mathias in Chapter 36?

3. What does Mathias try to get Harry to do when they face off in Chapter 36?

4. Where does Arve meet Katrine in Chapter 24?

5. Where does Skarre tell Harry that they traced Katrine's mobile phone number to in Chapter 28?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. When did Sylvia contact Arve about children that belonged to him? What did she say?

5. Why was Katrine reprimanded at her old job?

6. What does Mathias realize when he sees his mother in the window in Chapter 33?

7. Who was the first woman to get pregnant by Arve? How did he respond?

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

9. What are Harry's plans at the end of the novel?

10. Where does Harry face off with Mathias in Chapter 36? How is this setting significant?

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 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

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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