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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 get stopped for doing in this chapter?

2. What is Wallander shocked to see on Ellen's wall?

3. What does Hannson know about Magnusson?

4. What was Rune Bergman's former job?

5. In this chapter, Strom crash into what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the dinner between Anette and Wallander?

2. Describe Wallander's time with Linda in this chapter?

3. What does Wallander witness at the building covered in scaffolding?

4. How does Hannson think the Somalian died?

5. How does the author describe Rune Bergman?

6. What is wrong with Wallander's father at the beginning of this chapter?

7. What piece of luck does Wallander receive in this chapter?

8. What do the police find in Nils' apartment?

9. How does this chapter show Wallander is unable to deal with the issues in his life?

10. What new information do the police find out about Lovgren in this chapter?

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

What are the different subplots in the story? How do they link to the main plot? Why is it important subplots have something in common with the main story? What is an example of a bad subplot?

Essay Topic 3

What are Wallander's flaws? Why has Mankell decided to make Wallander such a flawed person? What difference would it make to the story if he was not so flawed?

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