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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. Who taps Ekstrom's phone?

2. What is Berger thinking of doing when Salander's trial begins?

3. What does Salander do to excess after her trial concludes?

4. How does Berger describe her marriage in Chapter 15?

5. Who else is present at the meeting Figuerola and Blomkvist attend in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Salander dress during her trial?

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

3. How does Teleborian answer nearly every question during Salander's trial?

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

5. What does Dr. Jonasson explain to Faste about the x-ray of Salander's brain in Chapter 15?

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

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

8. Under what conditions is Salander set free?

9. What happens when Linder confronts Fredriksson?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze at least four different ways the story of "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest" would change if the setting were in a rural, Midwestern town instead of Stockholm.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast two female 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 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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