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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 kind of clases did Arve ask Idar to take?

2. Where is the mold man in Chapter 38?

3. Why was Mathias able to determine her mother was lying about the source of his hereditary condition?

4. Where did Andreas and Trygve return from when they realized Eli was missing?

5. Where did Arve meet Birte?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is the turned-over board by the mold man important to the story?

3. Why does Mathias build a snowman in Chapter 33?

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

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

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

7. Why does Harry refuse to shoot Mathias in Chapter 36?

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

9. What does Harry note about Mathias when he answers the door at Rakel's home in Chapter 31?

10. Who is Ståle Aune and what is his relationship to Harry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of symbolism and imagery in The Snowman. What does the building of snowmen represent symbolically for Mathias? How are the snowmen that are left as the killer's calling cards described? What other symbols stand out in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of irony in The Snowman. What are examples of dramatic irony in the novel? What are examples of situational irony? What are examples of verbal irony? What purpose does each example serve?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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