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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. Who is the incredibly vulgar communication Berger receives in Chapter 12 supposedly from?
(a) Someone at Millennium.
(b) Someone at SMP's major competitor.
(c) Someone who used her own computer.
(d) Someone at SMP.

2. What is the name of the hospital where Dr. Jonasson works?
(a) He works in an office, not a hospital.
(b) Sweden National Hospital.
(c) Washington General.
(d) Sahlgrenska.

3. Where does Annika decide to stay after the incident at the hospital (instead of heading home)?
(a) With her brother.
(b) In a hotel.
(c) In a hostel where no one will think to look for her.
(d) At an old colleague's place.

4. What unusual item was used to stop Salander's bleeding in the farmhouse?
(a) Duct tape.
(b) Paper towels.
(c) A sock.
(d) Toilet paper.

5. What is the topic of the opening quotation in Part I of "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest"?
(a) Women fighting during the American Civil War.
(b) The importance of the press in a free society.
(c) The importance of literacy.
(d) Men's roles during the Industrial Revolution in Sweden.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Zalachenko's long-time lawyer associated with?

2. What kind of spy do Modig and Bublanski suspect Zalachenko of being in Chapter 4?

3. Who does Berger consider the owner of Zalachenko's story?

4. What happens to the police officer Paulsson sends to find Niedermann?

5. How does Armansky view Salander?

Short Essay Questions

1. What story does Henry Cortez break open in Chapter 11?

2. What job does Ghidi do for Blomkvist?

3. How are things going at SMP at the end of Chapter 12?

4. Why is Salander trying to hide weapons in her bed in Chapter 6?

5. What does Blomkvist claim is the purpose of "The Knights of the Idiotic Table"?

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

7. What does Larsson ask of the reader in the opening quotation for Part I?

8. What surprised Blomkvist about Salander's apartment?

9. Why did Gullberg decide to bring Zalachenko into the Section?

10. What approach does Giannini eventually take toward working with Salander?

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