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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Continued.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does MacDonald exclude from artificial intelligence?
(a) Playing canasta.
(b) Playing poker.
(c) Playing backgammon.
(d) Playing checkers.

2. To his counterpart in which of the following offices does Anwar reach out?
(a) London.
(b) Rome.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

3. To which of the following does Anwar compare the product of the bread mix?
(a) Kevlar.
(b) Wool.
(c) Silk.
(d) Nylon.

4. Which of the following is noted in the novel as “the oldest human science” (65)?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Pugilism.
(d) Zymurgy.

5. Which of the following reasons does Anwar posit for not having received email from Issyk-Kulistan?
(a) Military coup.
(b) Public holiday.
(c) Laziness.
(d) Civil unrest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following curses does Anwar believe has come true for him?

2. To which of the following does Anwar compare the Gnome?

3. Which of the following titles is ascribed to MacLeish?

4. The phrase “Embarrassingly, excruciatingly, the panic attack you’ve been bottling up washes over you like a drenching cold ocean breaker” (274) offers an example of which of the following?

5. In the novel, the term “bollock” carries which of the following meanings?

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