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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. In Chapter 24, how old does Margareta Dahlgren say Camilla was when she started sleeping with her husband?

2. In Chapter 22, what was the occupation of Holger Palmgren, who was Salander's old guardian?

3. In Chapter 19, how old is Jacob Charro?

4. In Chapter 30, what scenery is Hanna enjoying?

5. In Chapter 16, what color car does Blomkvist say that August and his rescuerer drove away in?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 31, how is Hanna feeling about life?

2. At the end of Chapter 24, what meeting is set up for Blomkvist?

3. In Chapter 28, what does Hanna see when she opens the door of her apartment?

4. Who is Jacob Charro, and why do Bublanski and Modig interview him in Chapter 19?

5. At the beginning of Chapter 30, what does Salander remember after receiving a text from her sister?

6. How does Modig get Linden to cooperate in Chapter 15?

7. In Chapter 22, how does Palmgren say that Salander took revenge on her father?

8. Why does August scream at the beginning of Chapter 26, and what happens after he screams?

9. What is Zander's story in Chapter 19?

10. Why does Salander go to the Raucher Chess Club in Chapter 15?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Levin seems to be competing with Blomkvist. How would you describe the relationship between the two men? What role does their relationship play in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Several parent/child relationships are described in the novel. What abusive child/parent relationships are revealed in the novel? What stable parent/child relationship are revealed in the novel? How do parent/child relationship affect the maturation of children and how they become adults?

Essay Topic 3

August, Salander, and Camilla endure trauma as children. How does the trauma affect each one of them? What does the author communicate about the effects of trauma on children?

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