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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Blomkvist start doing most of his work once he realizes he's being followed and his phones are tapped?

2. What is the best way to describe Holm's attitude toward Berger as she takes the helm of SMP?

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

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

5. What weapon does a nurse find in Salander's bed in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What surprised Blomkvist about Salander's apartment?

5. What does the reader learn about the Section's role in having Salander committed to St. Stefan's in Chapter 5?

6. What injuries does Zalachenko have when he arrives at the hospital in Chapter 1?

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

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

9. Why does Gullberg shoot himself in Chapter 7?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze at least three different literary techniques Larsson uses to create tension in "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest."

Essay Topic 2

Analyze at least three literary techniques Larsson uses to make one character of your choosing from "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" very likable OR very unlikable to the reader.

Essay Topic 3

Choose at least one female character from "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" and discuss at least 3 ways she goes against traditional gender stereotypes of someone like her.

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