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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 does Liz note living?
(a) Barnton.
(b) Drylaw.
(c) Clermiston.
(d) Ravelston.

2. Which of the following had been Blair’s prisoner number?
(a) 186282.
(b) 20211112.
(c) 972284.
(d) 8675309.

3. Which of the following is acknowledged as contributing to the novel?
(a) Soon Lee.
(b) Chun Kim.
(c) Chun Lee.
(d) Soon Kim.

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

5. 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?
(a) Timed.
(b) Realized.
(c) Worried.
(d) Vacated.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Liz note workers typically remain in her police unit?

2. In the phrase “an evening mopping up after a guy in a gimp suit who autodarwinates with extreme prejudice” (46), the word “autodarwinates” means which of the following?

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

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

5. Which of the following does Anwar suspect he has been handed by an ostensible trade delegation from Issyk-Kulistan?

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