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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 the young girl say she can hear in Wallander's voice?

2. What is the name of the deputy prosecutor?

3. What does Nystrom say an empty stable is like to a diary farmer?

4. What does Rydberg suffer from?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Wallander have problems with Hansson?

4. What kind of relationship does Wallander have with his daughter Linda?

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

6. Describe Wallander's phone call with Mona.

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

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

9. How do Wallander and Sten know each other?

10. How does Herdin say Johannes received his fortune?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems does the book highlight about Swedish society? How does the author use genre conventions of a detective story to highlight these problems?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the book and discuss his or her goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the author's writing style. How would you describe the author's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? What meaning does the author's style give to the story?

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