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

2. What kind of incredibly vulgar communication does Berger receive in Chapter 12?
(a) A voicemail.
(b) A text message.
(c) A letter.
(d) An email.

3. How long as Morander been at SMP before Berger arrives?
(a) 35 years.
(b) 12 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 years.

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

5. Whom does Jonas Sandberg work for?
(a) Swedish Internal Security.
(b) The CIA.
(c) He is an attorney who works for himself.
(d) The FBI.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the incredibly vulgar communication Berger receives in Chapter 12 supposedly from?

2. What does Zalachenko tell Sandberg he wants?

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

4. When does Blomkvist decide would be the best time to publish Svensson's work?

5. What does Annika do when she hears shots being fired in the hospital in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why does Gullberg shoot himself in Chapter 7?

9. What surprised Blomkvist about Salander's apartment?

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

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