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__**The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo**__ The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, pp 22- 1. What is AIA? 2. What kind of business was AIA doing with the government? 3. What was the problem with what they were doing? 4. Who was Wennerstrom and how was he involved in AIA? What was the name of his company? How did Wennerstrom get into a good position? 5. What was suspicious about Minos the company that Wennerstrom Group started in Poland? 6. What happened to Minos? Why did the government investigate Wennerstrom’s dealings in Minos? What did they find? 7. How did Lindberg know the story about Minos and Wennerstrom? 8. Lindberg tells Blomkvist about the government’s investigation of Minos and the investment of the government funds in this business and the business’s failure. When all of this was investigated, Wennerstrom sent the government 6 million kroner to repay the loan that he had received to start the business…this was interest free. The business was not investigated further. Lindberg offered more information “off the record” – as an anonymous source – Blomkvist agreed. Why do you think that Blomkvist says that that was a mistake? 9. What story does Lindberg tell about Minos? What did he find out about this company on a trip to Poland? 10. Blomkvist thinks back to Lindberg and his impression of his friend. What does he remember about him – both as a teenager and that night on the boat?

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Chapter 2, pp. 33-57 1. Who is Dragan Armansky? What is his company’s name? What was his position? What type of company was this when Armansky started out? How did he change the company? How many employees did they have now? What were the 3 main areas of operations today? 2. What was the 4th area of operations? Why didn’t Armansky like this area? What was he afraid might happen as a result of the work of this division of the company? 3. Who is in the office on this day? Who is this young woman? What does Armansky think about her? Describe her character. Describe her history with the company. How does Armanksy feel about this young woman? How did she manage to keep her job? 4. This day how is Salander dressed for the meeting? 5. Who are Salander and Armansky meeting with? Where is the meeting? What is the meeting about? 6. How is this lawyer’s impression of Salander? How does she handle this? 7. What has Salander found out about Blomkvist? 8. How does Salander surprise Armansky? What did she say about Blomkvist and his case? 9. What catches the lawyer’s interest? 10. What does the lawyer propose? 11. How does Armansky feel about this proposal? The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, pp. 58-68 1. Who was Erika Berger and where was she and who was she waiting for? 2. Why did Blomkvist apologize? 3. How is the office furnished? What was the major concession to Erika? Why? 4. What is Blomkvist’s opinion of Dahlman? 5. Who is Christer Malm and what is his role on magazine? What does Blomkvist think that Christer should do now? 6. How does Blomkvist paint himself in terms of the media’s perspective of him? What is Erika’s reaction? 7. Who does Blomkvist think is key in the survival of // Millennium //? 8. What does Erika want to do at this stage? Why does Blomkvist think that this is a bad idea? 9. Where do Erika and Blomvist go that night? 10. What was the history of their relationship? 11. How did Beckman, Erika’s husband, take his wife’s relationship to Mikael Blomkvist? 12. What does Blomkvist think now about Lindberg? What are his thoughts? 13. What do we learn of Blomkvist’s character? How does Salander’s profile of him match up? On what points is she wrong? 14. What was Blomkvist’s point of view, his basic idea of justice and his motivation for doing the articles that he did; that is, what are the views that he has that have brought him into conflicts? 15. How was Erika the ‘best boss’ that Mikael could imagine? How was it that Mikael looked at her as the ‘boss’? What was Erika’s talent and contribution that made the magazine possible? 16. Who else was on the staff of Millennium? 17. What did the press release say about the verdict and about Blomkvist? 18. What kind of reaction do they expect against the magazine? What has already happened? The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, pp. 69-92 1. How did Berger and Blomkvist spend the weekend? 2. Why did he go to the office on December 23? 3. While at the office, who calls? How does Blomkvist respond? 4. Why does Blomkvist decide to talk to this caller? 5. Who does the caller represent? Who is this man? 6. What is the name of this client’s company and what is its history and present status? 7. What is the caller’s request and how does Blomkvist respond? 8. How does Salander spend Christmas Eve? 9. Who does Blomkvist spend Christmas Eve with? 10. How is the relationship of Blomkvist and his daughter, Pernilla? 11. Where does he go for dinner that evening? How is his sister? And what is her reaction to the verdict? 12. What does Blomkvist do in the middle of dinner?

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Chapter 6, pp. 107-119 1. What does Blomkvist review at the Vanger estate in the meeting with Vanger? 2. In reviewing the details of the day of Harriet’s disappearance, what were some notable facts? What happened the day of her disappearance? What’s the timeline? 3. Who has Vanger eliminated from his list of suspects? 4. How could Harriet’s body have been removed? 5. How long has Vanger spent trying to figure out what happened to Harriet? What effect has her disappearance had on him? 6. Where is Salander? What is she driving? Where did she get the car? 7. Who does Salander go up to see? 8. What picture do we get of Plague? 9. Why does Salander call Plague a genius? 10. What is the last detail that Vanger gives Blomkvist about Harriet? Why does this make Blomkvist’s hairs rise on the back of his neck? 11. Where does Salander go after she leaves Plague? 12. Describe Salander’s office. 13. How does Salander get into Armansky’s office? What does she find there? 14. What is Blomkvist’s initial reaction to Vanger’s request for help? How does that change once Vanger explains the terms of the contract? 15. How is it that Vanger finally convinces Blomkvist that this is a project that he would be interested in completing? The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Chapter 7, pp. 120-126 16. What has Blomkvist decided? 17. How does Erika feel about the decision? 18. How does Christer respond when they ask him his opinion about Blomkvist’s decision? 19. What are the 2 reasons that Blomkvist gives for going through with this project for Vanger? 20. How is Wannertrom trying to destroy the magazine? 21. What does Blomkvist hope to get out of this deal? What did he find after investigating Wannerstrom’s relationship to Vanger? 22. Erika Berger says she is angry…why? 23. What does Berger say about Janne Dahlman? What does she think they should do with him? 24. How does Christer Malm surprise them? 25. Why does Armansky call Salander? 26. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Chapter 8, pp. 129-153 27.