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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In which of the following is Jackson reported to live?
(a) Leith.
(b) Trinity.
(c) Newhaven.
(d) Craigentinny.

2. Which of the following does Liz note in Blair’s bathroom?
(a) Japanese toilet seat.
(b) American toilet seat.
(c) German toilet seat.
(d) Chinese toilet seat.

3. Which of the following does Liz note as Blair’s age?
(a) 59.
(b) 49.
(c) 44.
(d) 54.

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)?
(a) Public medicine.
(b) Private medicine.
(c) Nonprofit medicine.
(d) Homeopathic medicine.

5. Which of the following is the first to greet Liz as she reaches the scene of Blair’s death?
(a) McDougall.
(b) Berman.
(c) MacLeish.
(d) Patel.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

2. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

3. In the phrase “You realized it was a shoo-in when you clocked you were the only candidate they’d bothered to fly out for the interview” (27), the word “clocked” carries which of the following meanings?

4. In which of the following does Liz note living?

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

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