Characters
What is the name of the younger police officer?
Jack
Nadia
What country does the book take place in?
Sweeden
Why did the bank robber rob the bank?
To pay their rent.
What does existence preceeds essence mean?
This person likes to make cheese in closets.
Ro
This person is a drug addict and is estranged from her family.
Jack's sister/ Jim's daughter
What is it called when a victim bonds with their captor?
Stockholm Syndrome
What is one moral exception the author makes (other than possibly robbing a bank)?
Throw rocks at swans, kill Hitler, lie about eating chocolate, eat bacon, steal someone's heart, steal harmonicas from guys who play harmonicas at parties
How are we "condemned to be free?"
There are no guidelines for our behavior, so there are endless possibilities.
What big event haunts Zara?
This person is super old and states, "There's nothing wrong with being a 'Stockholmer.'"
Estelle
Why does Roger want to purchase the apartment?
To fix it up, as an investment.
What's something romantic that Roger did for Anna-Lena?
Jumped on her to protect her, bought her cake at IKEA
You choose for yourself and take full responsibility for your choices.
Where did the bank robber get the gun?
Found it in someone's storage garage, that they were poaching.
This person is a priest who swears and drinks alcohol.
Jack's mom/ Jim's wife
What three animals are in the bank robber's hand-drawn picture?
Monkey, Frog, Elk
Where does Estelle say her husband Knut is?
Parking the car.
Who is the existential philosopher we read aboout?
Sartre