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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 Hanna Balder often do to cope in Chapter 14?

2. In Chapter 8, where does Balder remember that he met Hanna?

3. What label does Balder think he would have had as a child?

4. In Chapter 8, what is Stig Yttergren's nickname?

5. In Chapter 10, where does Balder remember meeting Salander?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 11, why was the area not cordoned off after Balder's murder?

2. In Chapter 14, what does Levin read about himself, and how does what he reads make him feel?

3. In Chapter 14, what information does Blomkvist provide Bublanski?

4. In Chapter 3, who is Amir, and how do he and Blomkvist help one another?

5. In Chapter 4, what does Blomkvist learn about Balder through research on the internet?

6. How does Linus Brandell learn that his computers have been hacked?

7. In Chapter 12, what does Needham say about the hacker who got into the NSA computers?

8. What is the National Security Agency?

9. In Chapter 11, why is Zetterlund sent to take charge of the murder scene?

10. In Chapter 3, who is Edwin Needham?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At various points in the novel, the author uses foreshadowing to indicate what will happen in the future. How does the author use foreshadowing to create suspense in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Levin seems to be competing with Blomkvist. How would you describe the relationship between the two men? What role does their relationship play in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

There are three types of reasoning: deductive, inductive, and abductive reasoning. What types of reasoning do characters use when solving problems in the novel? Which type of reasoning is used most often how successful is it as solving challenges?

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