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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. Where does the man get his crowbar?

2. With what does the girl ask Wallander to help her?

3. What animal does the man say he usually dreams about?

4. What does Wallander find out about the immigration service in this chapter?

5. What still burns inside Wallander?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the old man wake up?

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

4. What does Wallender find out about Johannes in this chapter?

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

6. What problems does Wallnder have with the media knowing the police are looking for foreign killers?

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

8. Describe Wallander's phone call with Mona.

9. What does Wallander's father say about Linda?

10. How does Borman agree to help Wallander?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What problems do the Swedish media cause for the police force? What does this say about the responsibility the media has towards society?

Essay Topic 2

Aside from the main character, examine the way the author uses the characters in the book. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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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