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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 do Anwar and Tariq arrange to meet?
(a) The Filling Station on Anchor Close.
(b) El Cartel on Warrington’s Close.
(c) The Halfway House on Fleshmarket Close.
(d) The Mitre on High Street.

2. The comment that “you don’t need to mix the metaphor to drink the cocktail, however bitter” (11) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

3. How often does Bibi note the dehumidifier needs emptying?
(a) Daily.
(b) Monthly.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Biweekly.

4. Which of the following prices does Bibi note the Issyk-Kulistan bread mix samples fetch at sale?
(a) 100 euros.
(b) 6 euros.
(c) 60 euros.
(d) 50 euros.

5. Which of the following does Christie keep in his suitcase?
(a) Shampoo.
(b) Toothpaste.
(c) Medications.
(d) Body wash.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following colors does Anwar note Tariq dyes his moustache?

2. Which of the following accents is ascribed to McDougall?

3. Blair is revealed to have been on which of the following drugs?

4. Which of the following does the novel describe as “intent on milking a public purse that no longer had a solid tax base with which to pay” (82)?

5. In which of the following departments does Kemal note having been assigned?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Liz note as “the problem with being on the Rule 34 squad” (44)?

2. What problems does Liz note in preparing for her first in-novel meeting with Dorothy?

3. What problems does Dorothy note caused her to call on Liz initially in Rule 34?

4. What information does Anwar note comes in the bulletins from Issyk-Kulistan?

5. What does Anwar note occupies his cellar?

6. What does Liz note had been the crime or crimes leading to Blair’s arrest?

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

8. What reason does Christie have for doubting the police at Blair’s residence?

9. What meaning does the novel to the phrase “two-wetsuit job,” and why?

10. What is the Morningside Cannibals case in the novel?

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