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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Rydberg tell Wallander to take off?
(a) His overcoat.
(b) His hat.
(c) His scarf.
(d) His gloves.

2. Which artist was Wallander listening to the night before?
(a) Serge Gainsbourg.
(b) Frank Sinatra.
(c) Maria Callas.
(d) Tom Waits.

3. What word does Rydberg say he heard the old lady say?
(a) Flimsy.
(b) Animal.
(c) Rosebud.
(d) Foreign.

4. What does Wallander remember his father smelling like?
(a) Turpentine.
(b) Fish.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Petrol.

5. What does Wallander wish could talk?
(a) The cat.
(b) The hare.
(c) The horse.
(d) The rabbit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Wallander initially think the rolled up mattress was?

2. What does Rydberg say is unusual about the noose?

3. Who calls Wallander in the morning?

4. What still burns inside Wallander?

5. What does the man make jump when he slams the window shut?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Sten changed?

2. What bad news does Wallander receive when he gets home?

3. What does the forensic report show about Johannes?

4. What do the old man and his wife see when they enter the Lovgren's house?

5. How does the bank manager annoy Wallander in this chapter?

6. Describe the state of Johannes' body in this chapter?

7. What information does Wallander get from the Nystroms in this chapter?

8. What does the reader find out about refugees in Sweden in this chapter?

9. What orders does Wallander give his men in this chapter?

10. Why does the old man wake up?

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