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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 a tree called Old Tjikko supposed to be?

2. How many times was Hala stabbed before she died?

3. When was Bohr a suspect in a rape case?

4. What type of vehicle does Sung-min drive?

5. What did Hala have tattooed above her heart?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Oystein gets Ringdal's house keys for Harry, how does he get them back to Ringdal?

2. Where are fingerprints of a possible suspect found after Rakel's murder and why does it take so long to find them?

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

4. What photographs does Bohr have on the walls of his cabin?

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

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

7. Who does Krohn contact to help him with Finne's threat of blackmail?

8. What does Harry do after he thinks he should commit suicide?

9. How does Kaja tell Erland Madsen she killed someone?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Backstories are used to present information about events that happened before events in the novel. How do backstories provide insight into characters and events? What is the importance of backstories in Knife?

Essay Topic 2

Ringdal ran down a girl when he was driving drunk. How and why does the incident become a punishment and a motivation for Ringdal?

Essay Topic 3

A surgeon contacts Katrine regarding Finne. Why does a surgeon contact Katrine regarding Finne? Why does the surgeon contact her even though he may be violating the Hippocratic Oath?

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