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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 does Salander do once she has her cell phone in the hospital?

2. What date does Figuerola tell her colleagues Salander's trial is set to start?

3. Who does Blomkvist think is behind the break-in in his apartment in Chapter 24?

4. What does the opening quotation in Part 4 address?

5. Where are the lewd emails that are sent to the SMP staff in Chapter 14 supposedly originating?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Figuerola want to dig into in Chapter 15 -- and why isn't she allowed to dig into it?

2. What makes Berger's husband so angry in Chapter 15?

3. How does Salander dress during her trial?

4. Why does Berger decide she must resign from SMP in Chapter 17?

5. What do Edklinth and Figuerola discuss about Martensson in Chapter 15?

6. What do Figuerola, Edklinth, and Blomkvist attempt to do during their meeting in Chapter 18?

7. What happens when Linder confronts Fredriksson?

8. What does Blomkvist say on the note he leaves in Salander's apartment?

9. What does Salander come to realize about her life as she writes her autobiography?

10. What does Figuerola joke to Blomkvist after they sleep together?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss at least three literary devices that Larsson uses to help the reader better understand at least one character of your choosing. Use direct quotations and/or examples from the text to support your position.

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