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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. How does Edklinth react to hearing Salander's story from Armansky?

2. Who does Berger consider the owner of Zalachenko's story?

3. Who finally convinces Annika to represent Salander?

4. Who first comes to the hospital to question Zalachenko?

5. In Chapter 5, who tells Blomkvist that Salander's condition is stable?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Salander trying to hide weapons in her bed in Chapter 6?

2. What approach does Giannini eventually take toward working with Salander?

3. What does Figuerola discover as soon as she starts investigating Salander's story?

4. What critical information about Niedermann does Blomkvist give Paulsson in Chapter 1 -- information that he ignores?

5. Why is Annika Giannini alarmed in Chapter 1 when she wakes up and sees the news report about Salander and Niedermann?

6. What is Gullberg's background with the Security Police?

7. What does the reader learn about the Section's role in having Salander committed to St. Stefan's in Chapter 5?

8. What do Erlander and Blomkvist wonder at when they go back to the farmhouse at the end of Chapter 1?

9. What injuries does Salander have when she arrives at the hospital in Chapter 1?

10. What injuries does Zalachenko have when he arrives at the hospital in Chapter 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss at least three literary devices that Larsson uses to help the reader better understand at least one character of your choosing. Use direct quotations and/or examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss how Lisbeth's fight with her father 1) sets the tone for the rest of the novel and 2) introduces at least 3 key facts about Lisbeth that are important throughout the rest of the text. Make sure to use direct quotations and evidence from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss how Larsson portrays authority figures in "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest," making sure to use at least 3 specific examples from the text to support your thesis.

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