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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 ask Boden to look through?

2. Where does Wallander drive with his sister?

3. With whom does Wallander make a date in this chapter?

4. With whom does Wallander have dinner in this chapter?

5. Who does Wallander say he partly blames for the crimes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Anette's apartment?

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

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

4. What bad news does Wallander receive at the end of the chapter?

5. What does Wallander find out about Erik in this chapter?

6. What do the police find out about Erik?

7. How does the author describe Rune Bergman?

8. What is Wallander's opinion on social workers?

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

10. Why is Bjork angry about the car crash?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why do Swedes have such a strong sense of national identity? What problems can such nationalist feeling cause?

Essay Topic 2

How is Anette connected with the case? What role does the author suggest she will play in the book in the future? Why is this role important to the book's meaning?

Essay Topic 3

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

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