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

2. How long does it take Sara Kvinesland to return to her car with her son waiting in Chapter 1?

3. What drug does Mathias tell Harry that Idar had called him for information about in Chapter 15?

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

5. Where is the scene of a murder that Inspector Gert Rafto investigates in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what ways is Harry Hole an unlikely protagonist?

2. Whom does Harry get information about from Mathias in Chapter 11? Why?

3. What does Harry learn from Filip after attending his lecture in Chapter 10?

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

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

6. What are the reasons that Harry gives to explain why Idar did not kill himself?

7. Who is Eli Kvale? How is this character introduced?

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

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

10. What is significant about Harry's interaction with Hagen at the bar in Chapter 22?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and discuss the character of Katrine in The Snowman. When does Katrine begin working for the Oslo police? What is revealed about Katrine's history and her motivations in the course of the novel? How does Katrine's character evolve in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the language style in The Snowman. This novel is translated from Norwegian to English. What aspects of the translation do you think stood out the most upon reading the novel? What are examples of place and character names that reflect the novel's setting?

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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