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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. How old was Alicia when she started her first hockey training session?

2. What is the name of the pub in Hed?

3. In Chapter 60, how long does Zackell say they will drive one way to look at a player?

4. In Chapter 55, how many people are supposed to run a machine a young woman from Hed operates on her own?

5. How does Amat get to hockey practice in Chapter 67?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Ruth's mother react when Ruth goes to the police about Rodri?

2. Who poisons Bang and why?

3. How does Johnny help Lev in Chapter 84?

4. Why does Matteo decide he needs a pistol and how does he get one?

5. Why does the editor-in-chief's father drop the investigation of Peter Andersson?

6. How does Johnny get out of the ice rink building?

7. How do Adri and her sisters get the Bearskin?

8. In Chapter 73, who goes to the graveyard and what does he do?

9. What happened to Matteo when he was 11 and how did some guys from Hed saved him?

10. What does Adri learn killed Bang?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Ramona has been like a mother to Teemu. How would you describe the relationship between Teemu and Ramona and why it has been important to him?

Essay Topic 2

Amat thinks he has been exploited by Peter and Lev. Why does Amat believe that Peter and Lev have exploited him? Did both of the men exploit him? If so, how?

Essay Topic 3

Metaphors and similes are figures of speech that are used to make comparisons between things. Metaphors seem to imply an equal comparison, while similes seem to imply a similarity between two things. Does Backman use more metaphors or similes in The Winners? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts? How does the use of metaphors or similes make the writing more interesting?

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