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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. In which of the following cities does Kemal note a Babylon death occurs?
2. For which of the following does Liz note the acronym BOOTS stands?
3. Which of the following percentages does Anwar note as the unemployment rate in Issyk-Kulistan?
4. In which of the following does Kemal note another Babylon death has occurred?
5. In which of the following cities does Dorothy report, falsely, that Julian is?
Short Essay Questions
1. To what does MacDonald note his former associate compared ATHENA?
2. What reason does Liz note that a social engineering program aimed at reducing drinking in pubs failed?
3. How does the Gnome characterize the economic scheme of Issyk-Kulistan?
4. What reasons does the Toymaker note for determining to research steak consumption in Scotland?
5. What reason does Dorothy give for avoiding a weekday assignation with Liz (272)?
6. What priorities does the Toymaker note having after his date and assignation with Dorothy?
7. What does Liz note as the path she will need to take to get Kemal the authorizations he needs to work on Babylon?
8. What does Anwar note is the one unbreakable rule, and why does he break it (188)?
9. What reasons does Anwar note for pitying his fellow inmates in Saughton (186)?
10. What reasons does Kemal give for labeling MacDonald a coward?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At more than one point in the novel, the comment is made about ethics being “not just a country next door to Sussex”; it is noted as being a poor joke. Explicate the joke; what reference is being made, who would understand it, and why would that audience find it humorous?
Essay Topic 2
At several points, the comment “Keep taking the happy pills, Liz. It’s better than the alternative” emerges. What significance does it have in the novel? How is that significance borne out?
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the significance of the name “Operation Babylon” for the coordinated murder investigations that begin in “LIZ: Snowballing Hell.”
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