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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. Why is Aune disheartened about the case in Chapter 38?

2. Where did Arve meet Sylvia?

3. What does Filip tell Jonas about his mother in Chapter 37?

4. Who in Mathias's family did his mother claim had the same hereditary condition as him?

5. On what day of the investigation does Chapter 24 begin?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why was Katrine reprimanded at her old job?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Analyze and discuss the character of Mathias in The Snowman. What does the reader learn about Mathias's childhood? What led to Mathias's actions as a serial killer? What happens to Mathias in the end of the novel?

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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