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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 is Miamas made of?

2. What do Elsa and her Granny eat in Chapter 4 after Granny gives Elsa an envelope?

3. In Chapter 15, what do regretters look like?

4. In Chapter 2, what type of animal does Granny say that she wanted to show Elsa?

5. In Chapter 15, how long has Alf been a taxi driver?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does The Monster's flat look like?

2. Why is Wolfheart afraid of the woman in the black skirt?

3. In Chapter 6, why does Elsa hate Mondays?

4. How is Elsa described at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. Why does no one every disagree with Ulricka?

6. What is the park like that is near Elsa's school?

7. What events happened the same day that Elsa was born?

8. In Chapter 5, what is on the ceiling in Granny's bedroom?

9. According to Chapter 5, what is having a grandmother like?

10. In Chapter 3, who lives in the flat below Lennart and Maud?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

There are fairy tale and real monsters in the novel. Are these monsters born monstrous or are they created from something like sorrow?

Essay Topic 2

Elsa and her grandmother are very close. What is the role of Granny in Elsa’s life and how does her influence continue after her death?

Essay Topic 3

At the beginning of the novel, Granny is Elsa’s only friend. How is Elsa different from children her age, and why does that make Granny Elsa’s only friend?

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