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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. Where does Harry go to get drunk in the end of Chapter 16?
(a) The Fenris Bar.
(b) The New York Saloon.
(c) The Belking Bar.
(d) The White Horse Tavern.

2. What does Harry deduce the case and killings are about in Chapter 23?
(a) Avarice.
(b) Prostitution.
(c) Family relations.
(d) Religion.

3. Why does Arve Støp say he saw Idar as a doctor?
(a) Epilepsy.
(b) Tennis elbow.
(c) Gastrointestinal issues.
(d) Cancer.

4. Who watches surveillance video to determine who payed a call to Idar from a payphone in Chapter 18?
(a) Beate Lønn.
(b) Mathias Lund-Helgesen.
(c) Jack Halvorsen.
(d) Onny Hetland.

5. Who is the boy that sees the snowman looking at his house in Chapter 2?
(a) Jonas.
(b) Idar.
(c) Arve.
(d) Eli.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Eli's husband?

2. What animals' mating habits are discussed in the background of Harry's home in Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of the shop that Rolf owned with Sylvia?

4. What is the name of Sylvia's husband?

5. Where does Harry go and ask for the key to the doctor's room in Chapter 16?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Harry doing when Hagen and the superintendent come into his office in Chapter 17? Why?

2. Who is Inspector Gert Rafto and what is he investigating in Chapter 5?

3. When and where is Chapter 2 set? Who are the characters introduced in this chapter?

4. Where was Jonas to have a doctor's appointment? Why is this significant?

5. Where is The Snowman set? How does the setting inform the action of the plot?

6. What is the genre of The Snowman? What are the characteristics of this literary genre?

7. Where is Sylvia killed? How is she killed?

8. Where is Birte's cell phone found? How is it found?

9. What is the significance of the mold that is discussed in the novel?

10. What is Skarre discussing with Katrine in Chapter 6? Why?

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