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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 crave as he waits for Boman?

2. What does Wallander get stopped for doing in this chapter?

3. What kind of vehicle does Wallander use to chase Strom?

4. What does the Iranian witness say he heard?

5. Where is Linda enrolling in college?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Hannson think the Somalian died?

2. What problems is the murder creating in Sweden?

3. What happens to Wallander's father in this chapter?

4. How does the Iranian witness help the police?

5. What description does Wallander get of the suspect?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

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?

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