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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 do Berger and Blomkvist joke they will have to do in order to see each other in Chapter 5?

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

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

4. What unusual item was used to stop Salander's bleeding in the farmhouse?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Gullberg shoot himself in Chapter 7?

6. What job does Ghidi do for Blomkvist?

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

8. What do Erlander and Blomkvist wonder at when they go back to the farmhouse at the end of Chapter 1?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast two members of Lisbeth Salander's family. Make sure to use direct examples from the text.

Essay Topic 2

Describe at least four negative aspects of having a protagonist as strong as Salander. Make sure to use evidence from the novel to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Write a well-reasoned argument discussing whether or not Lisbeth Salander is a good role model for young, female readers.

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