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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 Boden say was wrong with the suitcase?
(a) It only had one latch.
(b) Its handle was cracked.
(c) Its leather was torn.
(d) It didn't have a handle.

2. Who phones Wallander at the end of the chapter?
(a) A lawyer.
(b) An informant.
(c) A reporter.
(d) A doctor.

3. What kind of vegetable has been used to insult the refugee?
(a) A turnip.
(b) A beet.
(c) A carrot.
(d) A potato.

4. How does Wallander insult his officers in this chapter?
(a) He talks to them like children.
(b) He accuses one of them of being an informant.
(c) He tells them they are not doing their jobs.
(d) He swears at them.

5. What is above the black stable door?
(a) A crucifix.
(b) A lamp.
(c) A horse's head.
(d) A rabbit's foot.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Rydberg say he heard the old lady say?

2. What still burns inside Wallander?

3. Rydberg says policemen are susceptible to what kind of illness?

4. Who does Widen say seldom get fat?

5. What does Widen say he doesn't read?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way is Kurt Wallender's life currently a mess?

2. What does the old man see from his bedroom window?

3. Describe Wallander's phone call with Mona.

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

5. How does Borman agree to help Wallander?

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

7. What does the bank teller inform Wallander about Johannes?

8. Describe the woman who answers Per Akeson's door.

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

10. In what way is Wallander's father strange?

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