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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 is Idris Ghidi?

2. What does Zalachenko do when he sneaks into Salander's room in Chapter 7?

3. What is Zalachenko's real name?

4. What is the only thing Zalachenko wants to discuss when the police come to question him for the first time?

5. What does Zalachenko demand of Gullberg when he sees him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Larsson ask of the reader in the opening quotation for Part I?

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

4. Why does Blomkvist trust Armanski enough to let him go through with his meeting with Edklinth?

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

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

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

8. What realizations does Salander have when she is being questioned by the police in Chapter 6?

9. What does Blomkvist do when he finds Salander on the floor of the farmhouse?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze at least three different literary techniques Larsson uses to create tension in "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest."

Essay Topic 2

Describe at least four features of Zalachenko OR Teleborian OR Niedermann and how those features fulfill the traditional, literary requirements of a villain.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the relationship between Lisbeth and Blomkvist. Using direct evidence from the text, make sure to address 1) what their relationship has been like historically, 2) what their relationship is like now, and 3) what the reader learns about these 2 characters through their interactions with each other.

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