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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the outgoing chief of SMP die?
(a) In his office.
(b) On national television.
(c) In front of the entire staff at a meeting.
(d) At home, in his bed.

2. Who does Berger assign to research previous articles published about Salander?
(a) Frisk.
(b) Holm.
(c) Blomkvist.
(d) Armansky.

3. What is the best way to describe Holm's attitude toward Berger as she takes the helm of SMP?
(a) Rude and subordinate.
(b) Nice but unintelligent.
(c) Kind but annoying.
(d) Helpful and patient.

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

5. How does Salander insist on paying for Annika's legal fees?
(a) From her own money.
(b) She wants the state to pay the fees.
(c) She thinks Zalachenko should pay for them.
(d) She thinks Blomkvist should pay for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, who tells Blomkvist that Salander's condition is stable?

2. Why does Blomkvist buy untraceable phones in Chapter 8?

3. What does Zalachenko tell Sandberg he wants?

4. How does Blomkvist view Paulsson?

5. What is Erika Berger's first job when the novel opens?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Annika Giannini alarmed in Chapter 1 when she wakes up and sees the news report about Salander and Niedermann?

2. What is Gullberg's background with the Security Police?

3. Why does Blomkvist trust Berger with the Zalachenko story even though she is going to work at SMP?

4. What does Armansky tell Blomkvist about his willingness to help Salander when Blomkvist approaches him in Chapter 5?

5. Why does Blomkvist decide not to publish Svennson's book about sex trafficking until Salander's trial begins?

6. What was Gullberg able to do in the SSA at the peak of his power?

7. What does Bublanski think about the death of Gunnar Bjorck?

8. What do Modig and Bublanski suspect about Zalachenko at the end of Chapter 4?

9. Why does Morander not tell Berger the full story on the staff at SMP?

10. What does Figuerola discover as soon as she starts investigating Salander's story?

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