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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 8, who does Balder call with a question about August?

2. In Chapter 14, what does August want to do all the time?

3. At the beginning of Chapter 9, what has Salander been dreaming about?

4. By the end of Chapter 6, how many drawings has August made?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 9, who do Blom and Flinck nab wandering around outside Balder's house?

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

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

5. In Chapter 13, who is Andrei Zander, and what does Blomkvist think about him?

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

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

8. At the end of Chapter 7, what does Berger say they need to do to save the Millenium?

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

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

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

Salander’s shoulder is injured when she escapes with August. Why is the injury significant? What does the injury symbolize, especially as it takes time to heal?

Essay Topic 3

August starts to speak. Previously it was thought that he was mute. What is implied as a cause for August being mute? Why is it significant that August starts to speak?

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