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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. What number in the trilogy is "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest"?
(a) #2.
(b) #3.
(c) #1.
(d) This is a trick question; it's not part of a trilogy.

2. Who claims to still have a copy of Bjork's report that has been stolen or gone missing for everyone else?
(a) Blomkvist.
(b) Modig.
(c) Annika.
(d) Berger.

3. Who found Lisbeth Salander on the floor of the farmhouse?
(a) Berger.
(b) The police.
(c) Blomkvist.
(d) Annika.

4. Who arrives at the same time as Gullber at the hospital in Chapter 7?
(a) Eriksson.
(b) Annika.
(c) Blomkvist.
(d) Zalachenko.

5. In Chapter 5, who tells Blomkvist that Salander's condition is stable?
(a) Erlander.
(b) Salander herself; she sends him a text message.
(c) A spy.
(d) Annika.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dr. Jonasson contact Frank Ellis in Chapter 1?

2. What is the name of the trilogy that "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" is a part of?

3. Whose sister is Annika Giannini?

4. Who is Daniel Olsson?

5. What is Dr. Jonasson doing when he learns that 2 patients are arriving via helicopter in Chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Gullberg shoot himself in Chapter 7?

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

3. What realizations does Salander have when she is being questioned by the police in Chapter 6?

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

5. Why does Modig urge the police to give Blomkvist the benefit of the doubt in Chapter 2 about Salander?

6. What do Salander and Dr. Jonasson talk about when she first wakes up in Chapter 3?

7. What critical information about Niedermann does Blomkvist give Paulsson in Chapter 1 -- information that he ignores?

8. What injuries does Salander have when she arrives at the hospital in Chapter 1?

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

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

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