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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 gave Lovgren a ride into town?

2. What does the Romanian say the man in the fields was wearing?

3. What does Wallander ask Boden to look through?

4. Where does Wallander stop to rest?

5. What has a man said the shooting was revenging?

Short Essay Questions

1. What piece of luck does Wallander receive in this chapter?

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

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

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

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

6. What does Wallander find out about Erik in this chapter?

7. What do the police find out about Erik?

8. How does Strom die?

9. Why is Bjork angry about the car crash?

10. What new information do the police find out about Lovgren in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is Anette connected with the case? What role does the author suggest she will play in the book in the future? Why is this role important to the book's meaning?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Johannes' murder being so brutal? How does it link to the main themes in the book?

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