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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. In Chapter 4, what type of phone does Grane use?

2. In Chapter 11, who does Berger plan to have do research for Blomkvist?

3. In Chapter 5, what does Plague remember happened to Wasp's father?

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

5. In Chapter 6, what is the name of Hanna Balder's agent?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Salander communicate with Blomkvist in Chapter 5?

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

3. What does Bublanski think about his present life and the future in Chapter 12?

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

5. At the end of Chapter 8, why is Grane frustrated when she calls the duty officer for Sapo's Personal Protection Unit?

6. In Chapter 3, who is Edwin Needham?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The title of the book is The Girl in the Spider’s Web. Who is the girl mentioned in the title? How is she trapped? What does the title of the book symbolize?

Essay Topic 3

Kira’s subordinates are grateful to her, but they also fear her. Why are Kira’s subordinates grateful to her? Why do they also fear her? What is the connection between gratitude and fear?

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