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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. What is the blood type is determined for the blood found at the crime scene in Chapter 32?

2. Where is the mold man in Chapter 38?

3. What does Harry use to break the glass door to Arve's building in Chapter 26?

4. Why did Laila take her daughter to see Mathias?

5. Why is Aune disheartened about the case in Chapter 38?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Sylvia contact Arve about children that belonged to him? What did she say?

2. What does Harry note about Mathias when he answers the door at Rakel's home in Chapter 31?

3. What does Harry discover at the Anatomy Department in Chapter 32?

4. What does Harry realize as the stem for his depression in Chapter 30?

5. What does Filip tell Jonas in Chapter 37?

6. What does Katrine do to Arve in Chapter 25?

7. What are Harry's plans at the end of the novel?

8. What connection did Idar have to Arve?

9. How do Harry and Bjørn manage to save Arve in Chapter 26?

10. What motive does Harry accuse Arve of having for the murders in Chapter 26?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the character of Hagen in the novel. What is Hagen's position with the Oslo police? How does Hagen regard Harry as a detective? How would you describe the relationship between Harry and Hagen?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the character of Magnus Skarre in the novel. What has led to the rivalry between Harry and Skarre? What is Skarre's relationship to Kathleen and to the other officers like? How does Skarre contribute to the plot of the novel?

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