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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In what town is Allan's nursing home located?
(a) Braås.
(b) Malmköping.
(c) Strängnäs.
(d) Uppsala.
2. During what years is Chapter 9 set?
(a) 1942-1946.
(b) 1939-1945.
(c) 1946-1952.
(d) 1933-1936.
3. What news has Harry S. Truman just received in Chapter 11?
(a) Hitler has committed suicide.
(b) World War II has erupted in Europe.
(c) World War II has ended.
(d) President Roosevelt has died.
4. For what company does Allan work as an errand boy when he is ten years old?
(a) The KGB.
(b) Nitroglycerine Ltd.
(c) Johnson & Johnson.
(d) The CIA.
5. What political party does Allan claim Glenn Miller was associated with in Chapter 13?
(a) Communism.
(b) Republicanism.
(c) Imperialism.
(d) Nazism.
Short Answer Questions
1. How much money does Benny give to Bosse when they meet in Chapter 15?
2. What is the name of the police dog that accompanies Chief Inspector Aronsson in Chapter 8?
3. How much money does Allan give the bus driver in Chapter 2?
4. How old is Allan when his father's bed is moved into the wood-shed?
5. What kind of shoes is Allan wearing when he escapes the nursing home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What happens to the suitcase in Chapter 2? How would you explain the motivation for this action?
2. How would you compare the characters in the contemporary timeline to those in the historical timelines in the novel?
3. How does Allan meet General Franco in Chapter 7? How does this meeting benefit Allan?
4. What is illustrated through Allan's encounter meeting Julius in Chapter 3?
5. What central character is introduced in Chapter 1? What is he doing when the narrative begins?
6. What is ironic about the Boss's actions in Chapter 12?
7. How do the themes of compassion and generosity apply in Chapter 12?
8. How do Allan and his friends attain safe refuge from their assailants in Chapter 15?
9. How does Allan describe his political views in Chapter 13?
10. When and where was Allan Karlsson born? How is his childhood described?
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