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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who shoots Gullberg in the hospital?
(a) Salander.
(b) Zalachenko.
(c) The nurse.
(d) He shoots himself.

2. Why does Blomkvist buy untraceable phones in Chapter 8?
(a) Too many fans are trying to call his regular line.
(b) Too many reporters have his number.
(c) He knows his phones are tapped.
(d) He can't afford real ones.

3. How does Armansky view Salander?
(a) As a friend.
(b) As an enemy.
(c) As a daughter.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

4. What does Annika do when she hears shots being fired in the hospital in Chapter 7?
(a) She pulls out her own gun and tries to find the original shooter.
(b) She takes Salander into the bathroom.
(c) She jumps out onto the balcony.
(d) She throws herself on top of Salander.

5. Who calls the group trying to help Salander "The Knights of the Idiotic Table"?
(a) Blomkvist.
(b) Salander.
(c) Annika.
(d) Zalachenko.

6. Who finally convinces Annika to represent Salander?
(a) No one; Annika decides all on her own.
(b) Erlander.
(c) Salander herself.
(d) Blomkvist.

7. Who does Edklinth assign to investigate Armansky's story about Salander?
(a) Blomkvist.
(b) Armansky himself.
(c) Annika.
(d) Inspector Monica Figuerola.

8. What is Erika Berger's first job when the novel opens?
(a) She is a famous artist.
(b) She is a TV news reporter.
(c) She is a housewife.
(d) She is Editor-in-Chief of Millennium magazine.

9. What does Blomkvist tell Dr. Jonasson in Chapter 11 about Dr. Teleborian?
(a) That he is working for whatever is best for Salander.
(b) That he is evil.
(c) That he is someone who can be trusted.
(d) That he is Salander's real father.

10. What does Paulsson arrest Blomkvist for in Chapter 1?
(a) Resisting arrest.
(b) Insulting an officer.
(c) Being in possession of an illegal weapon.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

11. Where does Blomkvist start doing most of his work once he realizes he's being followed and his phones are tapped?
(a) The public library.
(b) His car.
(c) Salander's apartment.
(d) Millennium's offices.

12. Who is Idris Ghidi?
(a) A Kuwaiti immigrant who is an intern at Millennium.
(b) An Iraqi immigrant who works at the hospital where Salander is being kept.
(c) A Pakistani immigrant who has been friends with Salander for many years.
(d) An Indian immigrant who is involved with the sex trafficking story.

13. Even though Berger is leaving Millennium, how will she continue to stay involved?
(a) Both of these answers are correct.
(b) Neither of these answers is correct.
(c) She will keep her position on the Board of Directors.
(d) She will retain stock in the magazine.

14. What does Salander tell Annika about her role in Bjurman's death?
(a) She refuses to even say one word.
(b) She knows who did it but cannot say.
(c) Only that she was not responsible for killing him.
(d) That she did it.

15. In Chapter 5, who tells Blomkvist that Salander's condition is stable?
(a) A spy.
(b) Erlander.
(c) Annika.
(d) Salander herself; she sends him a text message.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Erlander tell Annika about Salander in Chapter 5 that might affect her legal case?

2. Why is Blomkvist not allowed to visit Salander in the hospital?

3. What car does Blomkvist notice is following him in Chapter 8?

4. How old is Evert Gullberg when he is first introduced in the novel in Chapter 5?

5. What do Berger and Blomkvist joke they will have to do in order to see each other in Chapter 5?

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