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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. What does Wallander ask Hansson to give him?

2. What kind of animal does Wallander run over on his way back to Ystad?

3. What item of Wallander's clothing catches on fire in this chapter?

4. Who does the reporter say no one cares about in Sweden anymore?

5. What race of people does Martinsson think committed the murders?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Herdin say Johannes received his fortune?

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

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

4. How did Wallander save his daughter's life?

5. Why does Wallander have problems with Hansson?

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

7. How does Borman agree to help Wallander?

8. Describe Wallander's phone call with Mona.

9. How do Wallander and Sten know each other?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the book's themes?

Essay Topic 2

What are the clues that lead to Wallander solving the case? What mistakes does Wallander make on the way?

Essay Topic 3

In what ways could Wallander be called a flawed character? Why is it important to the story and the series in general that Wallander is so imperfect?

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