The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo By Stieg Larsson Study Help Quiz

1:  Desert Snow is the name of

a. Lisbeth Salander's motorbike.

b. the hallucinogenic Martin Vanger uses to control women.

c. the mysterious flower delivered each year on the recipient's birthday.

d. Erika Berger's investigative magazine article on global warming.


2:  Mikael Blomkvist's nickname, "Kalle," comes from

a. an old superstition about the first phase of the moon and its influence on newborns.

b. a book by Astrid Lindgren, in which Kalle is a child detective.

c. a river in the Rhineland.

d. a biblical reference to pursuit of the truth.


3:  The protagonist in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is sentenced to 90 days in jail for the crime of

a. rape.

b. aiding and assisting underage drinking.

c. embezzlement.

d. libel.


4:  Erika Berger is editor-and-chief of

a. Millennium, an investigative financial magazine.

b. The Knights of Templar, an antidemocratic newspaper for right-wing extremists.

c. the Pippi Longstocking book series.

d. Expo, a style manual for financial reporters.


5:  Henrik Vanger's age is the same as

a. his own father's age at the time his dad died.

b. the age of his female cousin, who was born a twin.

c. that of the white flower recipient.

d. the number of Vanger Companies employees Henrik had to fire because of the internal theft.


6:  On the day of Harriet's disappearance, what crisis commanded the attention of people on Hedeby Island and in Hedestad?

a. A tsunami caused by an earthquake in the Baltic Sea

b. A horrible car accident

c. A stampede at a rock concert

d. The discovery of a corpse at the Hedeby Island bridge


7:  Lisbeth Salander sends a cryptic message to which e-mail address?

a. plague_xyz_666@hotmail.com

b. anony_now@yahoo.com

c. vangerdie@vcorp.org

d. coderead@wennerstrom.net


8:  Harald Vanger detests his brother Henrik because

a. he believes Henrik is the biological father of Cecilia.

b. Henrik married a Jewish woman.

c. Harald feels he was cheated out of leadership of Vanger Companies.

d. he considers Henrik a suspect in Harriet's murder.


9:  Blomkvist has a sexual relationship with all but whom of the following?

a. Cecilia

b. Lisbeth

c. Erika

d. Ingrid


10:  By the end of the novel, Salander has all but which of the following tattoos on her body?

a. Dragon on her shoulder blade

b. Heart with the initials N.B. on her back

c. Wasp on her neck

d. Loop around her arm and her ankle


11:  The site of Tjorven's dismemberment is

a. inside the Vanger family crypt.

b. the doorstep of Blomkvist's cabin.

c. outside Plague's apartment.

d. in a sheep pasture in Australia.


12:  What instrument does Salander use to attack Martin Vanger?

a. A taser

b. A gas can

c. A golf club

d. A leather noose


13:  Who replaces Henrik as CEO of Vanger Companies?

a. Mikael Blomkvist

b. Harald Vanger and his son

c. Holger Palmgren

d. Harriet and Cecilia Vanger


14:  Who says the following: "Your whore isn't home."

a. Hans-Erik Wennerstrom

b. Harald Vanger

c. Dirche Frode

d. Anita Vanger


15:  Who says the following: "What a pathetic fool you are, Salander."

a. Dragan Armansky

b. Gottfried Vanger

c. Lisbeth Salander

d. Nils Bjurman




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