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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 many shots does Matteo fire when he kills Rodri?
2. In Chapter 81, how do Benji and Adri spend the day after they feed the dogs and eat breakfast?
3. In Chapter 76, what day of the week does Adri have to go get Benji and his friends because the campervan is tuck by the lake?
4. In Chapter 56, what type of vehicle does Bobo drive to Hed?
5. In Chapter 93, what does Peter bake?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ruth write in her diary regarding why parents need to talk to their sons?
2. In Chapter 69, what does Zackell tell Amat when he asks if he can train?
3. What are Johnny's thoughts as he sits on the floor beside Tobias's bed in Chapter 90?
4. How does Ruth's mother react when Ruth goes to the police about Rodri?
5. What does the editor-in chief notice when she is out and about in Chapter 68?
6. In Chapter 73, who goes to the graveyard and what does he do?
7. What happens to a young woman who takes an extra shift at the factory in Chapter 55?
8. What does Zackell tell Aleksandr about his playing in Chapter 62?
9. Why does the editor-in-chief's father drop the investigation of Peter Andersson?
10. In Chapter 60, what does Peter know about Aleksandr, the hockey player Zackell has Peter look at?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What a reader knows about events and characters is determined by the point of view in a book. What is the point of view in The Winners? How does using third-person and second-person points of influence what readers know about events and characters? How does it help readers connect with and understand characters?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Juxtaposition is a literary device used to compare and contrast things. How does Backman use juxtaposition to show the differences between Patina’s old and new life? How does Backman use juxtaposition to compare and contrast Hed and Beartown and the people who live in those towns?
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