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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 Salander decide to go after her trial?

2. Who takes Salander back to her apartment after the trial is over?

3. How does Salander describe Teleborian to Dr. Jonasson?

4. What happens to Salander at the end of the trial?

5. What does Berger realize in Chapter 17 about what she must do at SMP?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Prosecutor Gustavsson finally agree to do in Chapter 24?

2. What does Berger want Milton Security to help with at her home?

3. Why is Salander so thrilled to receive her cell phone in Chapter 13?

4. What happens when Judge Iversen asks the prosecutors for an explanation of the turn of events at the trial?

5. What happens in the Section once they learn about Blomkvist's book in Chapter 23?

6. What exactly is stolen from Berger's home by her stalker?

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

8. What do Figuerola and Edklinth learn about Gullberg in Chapter 16?

9. What shocking piece of information does Cortez give Blomkvist in Chapter 14?

10. Under what conditions is Salander set free?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe at least four features of Zalachenko OR Teleborian OR Niedermann and how those features fulfill the traditional, literary requirements of a villain.

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

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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