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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 does Harry buy before he drives north in Chapter 39?

2. When did Ringdal ask Rakel to come ot his house to discuss her carrying on chairing the committee at the Jealousy?

3. In Chapter 50, what time does the doorbell ring at the Krohn's?

4. By how many kilowatts did the electricity usage go up at Rakel's house the night she was murdered?

5. At the end of Chapter 44, what type of case does Winter give Sung-min?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Kaja find in an old case that relates to Bohr?

2. In Chapter 48, how does Harry get money to use a pay phone when he gets to Oslo?

3. How does Ringdal explain his fingerprints on a blue glass in Rakel's dishwasher and her scarf in a dresser in his hall?

4. In Chapter 39, how does Harry decide to kill himself?

5. When did Bjorn suspect that Gert was not his child, and how did he determine definitively that the boy was not his?

6. How does Harry get back to Oslo in Chapter 48?

7. What image does Harry find in a secret office in Ringdal's house?

8. Why does Harry say that the killer murdered Rakel around 20:15?

9. What information does Kaja find about Peter Ringdal?

10. Why does Sung-min realize that Winter takes him off the Harry Hole case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Cliffhangers are a literary device that leaves readers wondering what will happen next. How does Nesbo use cliffhangers in Knife? How do the cliffhangers create suspense?

Essay Topic 2

Characters like Harry and Jorn Glenne believe that Roar Bohr is a killer. Is Bohr a killer? Why does it appear that he is a killer?

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 the author use more metaphors or similes in the novel? How does the use of metaphors or similes help readers comprehend concepts?

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