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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. Who does the man ring first?

2. What have been burned in the courtyard of the refugee camp?

3. Who does Widen say seldom get fat?

4. What did Wallander initially think the rolled up mattress was?

5. What does the man say stands still in the village?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Wallander's father say about Linda?

2. What do the old man and his wife see when they enter the Lovgren's house?

3. Why does the old man wake up?

4. In what way is Wallander's father strange?

5. How does the bank manager annoy Wallander in this chapter?

6. What does the old man see from his bedroom window?

7. How does Wallender injure himself in this chapter?

8. How has Sten changed?

9. What does the bank teller inform Wallander about Johannes?

10. Describe the woman who answers Per Akeson's door.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

In what way is the Somalian's death significant to the story and its themes? How does the Somalian's death lead Wallander to solve Johannes' murder?

Essay Topic 3

What are the clues that lead to Wallander solving the case? What mistakes does Wallander make on the way?

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