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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 is Ebba's role at the police station?

2. What does Wallander remember his father smelling like?

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

4. What kind of dream is Wallander having when the policeman calls him?

5. What did the criminals give the horse to eat?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the bank manager annoy Wallander in this chapter?

2. How do Wallander and Sten know each other?

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

4. How does Borman agree to help Wallander?

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

6. How has Sten changed?

7. Describe Wallander's phone call with Mona.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is Anette's role in the story? How will their relationship develop and what affect will it have on Wallander's personal life?

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 problems does Wallander have with his family? How are these problems affecting Wallander's social life? How do you think he can solve or get over these problems?

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