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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, what does Balder set out for August to draw?

2. At the end of Chapter 11, what rumor does Salander know about what happened to Balder's stolen AI technology?

3. In Chapter 1, how long has it been since Balder saw August?

4. In Chapter 9, what time is Balder awakened by the alarm?

5. What does Hanna Balder often do to cope in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 2, what is Balder's son August like?

5. In Chapter 7, why did Ericka Berger feel that Levin was serious about helping the Millenium through Serner?

6. In Chapter 8, why does Bakder get worried about teaching August things like learning to speak?

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

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

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

10. How does August surprise Balder in Chapter 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

August, Salander, and Camilla endure trauma as children. How does the trauma affect each one of them? What does the author communicate about the effects of trauma on children?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Bogdanov has a very expensive watch. Why is it odd that he would have such an expensive watch? What does the watch symbolize?

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