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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Oversight Committee refuse to forward the case to Breach?
(a) Because not enough time has passed since the murder.
(b) Because they insist the crime is not bad enough.
(c) Because Borlú has not proven a breach occurred.
(d) Because they have too many cases on the docket right now.

2. According to the lawyer for the True Citizens, for whom was Geary working?
(a) Ul Qoma.
(b) Beszel.
(c) Breach.
(d) Orciny.

3. What is the official language of Ul Qoma?
(a) Qomani.
(b) Ul Qoman.
(c) Besz.
(d) Illitan.

4. When the owner of the van is taken to identify his vehicle, he is shocked to see what?
(a) It has been painted a different color.
(b) It is filled with junk that does not belong to him.
(c) It is missing all four wheels.
(d) It has been banged up in an accident.

5. After speaking with the informant, Borlú believes the murder might actually be a case of what?
(a) Smuggling.
(b) Assassination.
(c) Illegal immigration.
(d) Breach.

6. Why does Borlú's boss tell him to avoid complicating the case any further?
(a) Because he does not care about the death of a prostitute.
(b) Because he believes Breach will soon take control of the case.
(c) Because he has too many cases to handle right now.
(d) Because he wants to put Borlú on another case.

7. What is the name of the victim's academic advisor?
(a) Carol Nancy.
(b) Nancy Marshall.
(c) Isabelle Nancy.
(d) Sarah Isabelle.

8. Why does Borlú believe Khurusch's van was stolen?
(a) The thief was trying to find an AQD visa.
(b) The thief was trying to find a van filled with junk.
(c) The thief was trying to find a vehicle with a large trunk.
(d) The thief was trying to find an unobtrusive vehicle.

9. Late at night, after speaking to the informant, Borlú stares out his apartment window and does what?
(a) Thinks of quitting.
(b) Listens to music.
(c) Stares at Ul Qoma.
(d) Cries.

10. What must a tourist do before entering one of the cities?
(a) Undergo training and pass an entrance exam.
(b) Pay an exorbitant fee.
(c) Purchase a travel visa.
(d) Speak with the Oversight Committee.

11. What is the name of the Ul Qoman detective working with Borlú?
(a) Quincy Dhatt.
(b) Quinn Dhatt.
(c) Quentin Dhatt.
(d) Quissim Dhatt.

12. What is the name of the unificationist who gives Borlú and Corwi information bout the victim?
(a) Pall Drodin.
(b) Por Dwidst.
(c) Pul Dworak.
(d) Pag Duren.

13. Where does the fabled third city exist?
(a) On the northern border of Beszel and Ul Qoma.
(b) Above Beszel and Ul Qoma.
(c) Between Beszel and Ul Qoma.
(d) Underneath Beszel and Ul Qoma.

14. What is notable about the DöplirCaffé?
(a) It is a crosshatched coffeehouse located in both cities simultaneously.
(b) It is a coffeehouse that exists in neither city and constitutes its own territory.
(c) It is both a Besz and an Ul Qoman coffeehouse, located next to one another and sharing a single name.
(d) It is both a Muslim and a Jewish coffeehouse, located next to one another and sharing a single name.

15. According to the unificationist, the victim was what nationality?
(a) Swiss or Austrian.
(b) American or English.
(c) Turkish or Armenian.
(d) Besz or Ul Qoman.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Lizbyet Corwi?

2. What does the video footage show?

3. After the call from the informant, Borlú considers the possibility that the victim was what?

4. The teens who discovered the victim are described as being what?

5. When speaking with the students at the dig, Borlú is surprised none of them discuss what?

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