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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. How does the author describe the young girl's movements?

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

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

4. What still burns inside Wallander?

5. What is the name of Wallander's home town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Wallander's phone call with Mona.

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Wallander want to keep the information about the killers being foreign out of the media?

8. What does the forensic report show about Johannes?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

What makes Wallander such a good detective? What similarities does he share with other fictional detectives? How is he unique from other fictional detectives?

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