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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. Who does Tails want to take Ramona's place on the committee?

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

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

4. In Chapter 71, how old was Matteo when the older boys kept making him going out further on the ice on the lake until it started cracking?

5. What do Maya, Leo, and Ana drink in the parking lot in Chapter 84?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Peter find a place to park at Ramona's funeral?

2. What message do Kira and Hannah spread?

3. What does Ruth write in her diary regarding why parents need to talk to their sons?

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

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

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

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

8. In Chapter 69, what does Zackell tell Amat when he asks if he can train?

9. What does Adri learn killed Bang?

10. What does the editor-in chief notice when she is out and about in Chapter 68?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Humor is a literary device that amuses readers or makes readers laugh. How does Backman use humor in The Winners? How does it help break up the tension in various scenes?

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

Suspense is a device authors use to create excitement, anxiety, or uncertainty about what will happen in a story. What would be a suspenseful scene in The Winners? How does Backman create suspense in that section of the book?

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