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

2. In Chapter 2, whom does Blomkvist suspect of hiring Zalachenko to murder Salander?

3. Where does the outgoing chief of SMP die?

4. What does Dr. Jonasson notice about Salander in Chapter 9?

5. Who first comes to the hospital to question Zalachenko?

Short Essay Questions

1. What surprised Blomkvist about Salander's apartment?

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

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

4. Why does Blomkvist trust Armanski enough to let him go through with his meeting with Edklinth?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast two male characters of your choosing from "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest," making sure to use direct evidence and examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss at least three challenges an author, like Larsson, faces when discussing technology or forensic science in a novel. Make sure to use at least 3 examples from "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze at least three aspects of "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" that makes the novel believable as well as what literary devices Larsson uses to create that level of believability OR analyze at least three aspects of "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" that makes the novel unbelievable as well as what literary devices Larsson does not use effectively to create a level of believability in the story.

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