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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The phrase “the latest scuttlebutt about Dickie’s dastardly deviant’s demise” (47) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Homophony.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Rhyme.

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

3. 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) Housing complex.
(b) Military-industrial complex.
(c) Prison-industrial complex.
(d) Persecution complex.

4. Which of the following is the name of Anwar’s probation officer?
(a) Williams.
(b) Webster.
(c) Webber.
(d) MacRae.

5. The comment that “Her hands are balled up into fists like walnuts, small and hard as wooden clubs” (137) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Allegory.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Christie keep in his suitcase?

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

3. 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?

4. Used throughout the text, which of the following does the term “hingmy” mean?

5. At which of the following do Anwar and Tariq arrange to meet?

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