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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. With whom does Wallander have dinner in this chapter?

2. What does Wallander crave as he waits for Boman?

3. Who gives Magnusson an alibi for the night of the murder?

4. Who do the police start investigating in this chapter?

5. Whose house do the police keep on watch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two messages does Wallander receive when he walks into his office on July 9th?

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

3. What bad news does Wallander receive at the end of the chapter?

4. How does Strom die?

5. What problems does Wallnader have at the end of the chapter?

6. How does the Malawian witness waste police time?

7. What do the police find in Nils' apartment?

8. How does Hannson think the Somalian died?

9. What problems is the murder creating in Sweden?

10. Why is Bjork angry about the car crash?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the different subplots in the story? How do they link to the main plot? Why is it important subplots have something in common with the main story? What is an example of a bad subplot?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Why do Swedes have such a strong sense of national identity? What problems can such nationalist feeling cause?

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