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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. In Chapter 20, how long has it been since Granny's shower worked?

2. In Chapter 29, where does Elsa find the wurse?

3. When Elsa finds the wurse in Chapter 32, where is he bandaged?

4. Who called and told Britt-Marie that Kent had a heart attack?

5. Where is George in Chapter 19, when Elsa sneaks down to the cellar to see the wurse?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the wurse protect Britt-Marie in Chapter 27?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 19, what does Elsa give the wurse to eat?

3. Why did Ulrika not want to hear the stories of the Land-of-Almost-Awake when she was younger?

4. What are fears in the Land-of-Almost-Awake?

5. In Chapter 26, why is the boy and his mother going to move into Granny's flat?

6. What does Granny write in her letter to the mother and her boy?

7. How does Elsa find the fifth letter from Granny?

8. In Chapter 19, what does Elsa remember Granny doing with the free newspapers that she asked not to be delivered to her?

9. Why did Britt-Marie's mother hate Granny?

10. What is Mipardonus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Even at the end, Granny’s letter refers to Britt-Marie as The Bat. What is the relationship like between Granny and Britt-Marie, and why are they important to one another?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

How would you describe the relationship between Granny and Ulrika, and why do they struggle to get along?

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