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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. From where is Eli Kvale's son visiting in Chapter 11?

2. Where does Harry go to get drunk in the end of Chapter 16?

3. What is the name of the receptionist at the doctor's office that Jonas gives to Harry in Chapter 10?

4. Who teases Katrine about her reaction to Rafto's body in Chapter 15?

5. What does the boy tell his mother after seeing the Snowman in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. When and how was Rafto killed?

2. What is in the black book that Filip possesses?

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

4. What is the significance of the drug carnadrioxide in the novel?

5. What does Harry do when he finds a snowman outside his apartment in Chapter 20?

6. Why does Harry agree to appear on the television show Bosse?

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

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

9. What does the letter that Harry received from the Snowman indicate?

10. What does Harry discover about Idar's visits to the Hotel Leon in Chapter 16?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Mathias in The Snowman. What does the reader learn about Mathias's childhood? What led to Mathias's actions as a serial killer? What happens to Mathias in the end of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of symbolism and imagery in The Snowman. What does the building of snowmen represent symbolically for Mathias? How are the snowmen that are left as the killer's calling cards described? What other symbols stand out in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss the settings in The Snowman. Where does Harry work? What is the general population of this area? What role does the setting of the novel play in its plot?

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