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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 Wallander take a two hour nap?

2. With whom does Wallander make a date in this chapter?

3. What is the former job of the person who has reported his Citroen stolen?

4. Where has someone seen Wallender's father?

5. In this chapter, Strom crash into what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is wrong with Wallander's father at the beginning of this chapter?

2. How does the Iranian witness help the police?

3. Describe Wallander's meeting with Anette?

4. How does the Malawian witness waste police time?

5. What happens to Wallander's father in this chapter?

6. What are the doorman's views on the case?

7. How does Hannson think the Somalian died?

8. How does Strom die?

9. What happens at the dinner between Anette and Wallander?

10. What does Wallander witness at the building covered in scaffolding?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the period? How does the author use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

What makes Wallander such a good detective? What similarities does he share with other fictional detectives? How is he unique from other fictional detectives?

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