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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. What kind of car has Bucket driven to Lake Farm, according to the narrator in Chapter 12?
(a) A school bus.
(b) A Corvette convertible.
(c) A Chevy Tahoe.
(d) A Ford Mustang.

2. During what years is Chapter 11 set?
(a) 1939-1942.
(b) 1943-1945.
(c) 1945-1947.
(d) 1959-1962.

3. When did the real-life General Francisco Franco live?
(a) 1899-1962.
(b) 1901-1972.
(c) 1905-1975.
(d) 1892-1975.

4. What item of evidence have the investigators discovered where Bucket was killed in Chapter 14?
(a) Bucket's knife.
(b) Bucket's body.
(c) Bucket's pill bottle.
(d) Bucket's revolver.

5. What news has Harry S. Truman just received in Chapter 11?
(a) World War II has erupted in Europe.
(b) World War II has ended.
(c) Hitler has committed suicide.
(d) President Roosevelt has died.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Allan's holding cell compared to when he arrives in Tehran in Chapter 13?

2. Bosse's residence is located near what small town?

3. Where does the mayor send his staff to look for Allan in Chapter 3?

4. Who is the ill-tempered woman that heads the nursing home where Allan lives?

5. What is the Boss's real name in the narrative?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to the conflict between the Beauty and the other characters in Chapter 8?

2. What happens when Allan arrives in the U.S. in Chapter 9?

3. What is illustrated through Allan's encounter with Father Ferguson in Chapter 13?

4. What is ironic about Allan's meeting with world leaders throughout the narrative?

5. How does the author employ black comedy in describing Bucket's death?

6. How does black comedy contribute to the tone and mood of The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared?

7. When and where was Allan Karlsson born? How is his childhood described?

8. How do the themes of compassion and generosity apply in Chapter 12?

9. How does the author employ black comedy in Chapter 5?

10. What protagonist characters are introduced in Chapter 6? What does their introduction represent?

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