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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At which of the following does Christie claim to have met Blair?
(a) The Admiral Duncan.
(b) The Blue Elephant.
(c) The Admiral Nelson.
(d) The Blue Oyster.

2. Which of the following fees does Tariq offer to pay Anwar?
(a) 1,000 euros.
(b) 500 euros.
(c) 1,500 euros.
(d) 100 euros.

3. Which of the following is acknowledged as contributing to the novel?
(a) Chun Lee.
(b) Soon Kim.
(c) Soon Lee.
(d) Chun Kim.

4. Which of the following accents is ascribed to the Gnome?
(a) Lanarkshire.
(b) Ayrshire.
(c) Dumfriesshire.
(d) Renfrewshire.

5. Which of the following languages are represented on the brew shop’s website Anwar peruses?
(a) Azerbaijani.
(b) Turkish.
(c) Altai.
(d) Turkmenian.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following teams’ jackets does Anwar note wearing?

2. Which of the following languages are represented on the brew shop’s website Anwar peruses?

3. Which of the following does Liz note as her own age in the novel?

4. Which of the following types of plane does Kemal use to arrive in Edinburgh?

5. The comment that it would be better to replace operations “than to try to nurse the emphysemic mafia hold-over out of its intensive care bed and back into a wheelchair” (73) offers an example of which of the following?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Liz characterize pre-1990s policing?

2. What does Liz cite as a reason not to harangue passing bicyclists as she leaves the scene of Blair’s death?

3. What factors are cited as having ended large drug cartels in the novel’s history?

4. What reasons does Liz give for preferring work life to life at home?

5. How is Liz’s police unit justified?

6. What, per Liz, is the “first law of detection,” and what does it mean (38)?

7. What reason does the Gnome give for calling Scotland a “play-state” (21)?

8. What reasons does the Toymaker give for avoiding travel by plane?

9. What reasons does Liz note for not working in CopSpace while riding a bus?

10. How does Christie plan to leave his identity behind?

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