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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 2, whom does Blomkvist suspect of hiring Zalachenko to murder Salander?
(a) Bjurman.
(b) Niedermann.
(c) Erlander.
(d) The president.

2. How does Armansky view Salander?
(a) As a friend.
(b) As a daughter.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) As an enemy.

3. How old is Evert Gullberg when he is first introduced in the novel in Chapter 5?
(a) 48.
(b) 18.
(c) 28.
(d) 78.

4. How does Zalachenko view Jonas Sandberg when he first meets him?
(a) He remembers him but he's not sure from where.
(b) He is grateful his old friend has come to visit.
(c) He is impressed with his background and training.
(d) He doubts his credentials.

5. Why is Blomkvist not allowed to visit Salander in the hospital?
(a) Because she has a restraining order against him.
(b) Because she is under arrest.
(c) Because she can't remember who he is and therefore doesn't want to see him.
(d) Because she demanded he not be let in.

6. Why does Berger arrive early for her first day at SMP?
(a) She is restless.
(b) She knows she needs to fire people and she wants to do it asap.
(c) She needs the money.
(d) She is eager to decorate her office.

7. How does Blomkvist view Paulsson?
(a) As someone who has it in for Salander.
(b) As someone who can help the investigation.
(c) As an idiot.
(d) As a spy.

8. What does Blomkvist convince Jonasson to do?
(a) Work in partnership with Teleborian.
(b) Let Blomkvist give Salander some books to read.
(c) Let Salander have her cell phone.
(d) Let Blomkvist talk to Salander.

9. What is the name of the trilogy that "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" is a part of?
(a) The Larssson trilogy.
(b) The Millennium Series.
(c) The Salander Stories.
(d) The Plague Series.

10. Who does Edklinth assign to investigate Armansky's story about Salander?
(a) Annika.
(b) Inspector Monica Figuerola.
(c) Blomkvist.
(d) Armansky himself.

11. Who shoots Gullberg in the hospital?
(a) He shoots himself.
(b) Zalachenko.
(c) Salander.
(d) The nurse.

12. What does Annika do when she hears shots being fired in the hospital in Chapter 7?
(a) She takes Salander into the bathroom.
(b) She throws herself on top of Salander.
(c) She jumps out onto the balcony.
(d) She pulls out her own gun and tries to find the original shooter.

13. When does the story of "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" pick up?
(a) Thirty years after the ending of the previous novel.
(b) Before the first novel in the series begins; it's a flashback novel.
(c) The reader isn't sure since these novels aren't connected.
(d) The day after the ending of the previous novel.

14. How does Gullberg sneak into Zalachenko's room?
(a) He demands that Salander tell him which room is Zalachenko's.
(b) He goes in when the nurse isn't paying attention.
(c) He dresses like a doctor.
(d) He takes a nurse hostage.

15. Who is Zalachenko's long-time lawyer associated with?
(a) Clientelle of the highest caliber.
(b) Unimpressive clientelle.
(c) The CIA.
(d) The Yugoslavian mafia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Annika decide to stay after the incident at the hospital (instead of heading home)?

2. Who claims to still have a copy of Bjork's report that has been stolen or gone missing for everyone else?

3. What does Paulsson arrest Blomkvist for in Chapter 1?

4. Who first comes to the hospital to question Zalachenko?

5. What unusual item was used to stop Salander's bleeding in the farmhouse?

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