1. Which of the following topics does the Gnome advise Anwar to avoid at the Georgian consulate?
(a) The Transnistrian alliance.
(b) The Transylvanian dispute.
(c) The Turkmenistani dispute.
(d) The Transnistrian dispute.

2. The comment that “You can see the key turning in the lock behind his petrified eyes” (152) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Simile.
(d) Hyperbole.

3. Which of the following kinds of hat does Anwar note Tariq wears?
(a) Shako.
(b) Bowler.
(c) Beret.
(d) Porkpie.

4. Which of the following does Anwar suspect he has been handed by an ostensible trade delegation from Issyk-Kulistan?
(a) Marijuana.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Heroin.
(d) Methamphetamine.

5. 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)?
(a) Trade education.
(b) Secondary education.
(c) Higher education.
(d) Primary education.

Short Answer Questions

1. The comment that “she ran the most efficient money-laundering operation ever seen north of Hadrian’s Wall” (109) offers an example of which of the following?

2. Which of the following is the formal name for Liz’s unit?

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

4. Which of the following does the Toymaker note attracts the attention of potential muggers?

5. At which of the following does Christie claim to have met Blair?

(see the answer key)

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