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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 Bublanski's religious background?

2. In Chapter 4, what is the name of the security company that Grane had install a system at Balder's home?

3. In Chapter 12, what time is Casales at the office?

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

5. In Chapter 7, how does Berger get to Blomkvist's apartment?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, what problems are present at the Millennium?

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

3. Why does Holtser not kill August in Chapter 10?

4. In Chapter 5, how does Plague describe Salander, who he knows as Wasp?

5. In Chapter 4, what does Casales say about the hackers of the NSA?

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

7. In Chapter 9, who was Salander's father and how did that affect her life?

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

9. In Chapter 6, how does Balder feel about the man in August's drawing?

10. What does Blomkvist see when he is inside Balder's house in Chapter 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Camilla is a foil to Salander. How would you describe the way that Camilla acts as a foil to Slander’s character? How does this relationship advance the plot?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Zander is important to Blomkvist’s investigation. Who is Zander? Why is he such an essential part of Blomkvist’s investigation? What does Zander represent in the novel?

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