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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following accents is ascribed to the Gnome?
(a) Ayrshire.
(b) Renfrewshire.
(c) Lanarkshire.
(d) Dumfriesshire.

2. 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) Private medicine.
(b) Homeopathic medicine.
(c) Nonprofit medicine.
(d) Public medicine.

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

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

5. Which of the following topics does the Gnome advise Anwar to avoid at the Georgian consulate?
(a) East Ossetia.
(b) South Ossetia.
(c) West Ossetia.
(d) North Ossetia.

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

7. How long does the Gnome note Issyk-Kulistan has been independent when he approaches Anwar about becoming an honorary consul for that nation?
(a) Five years.
(b) Five months.
(c) Five weeks.
(d) Five days.

8. At which of the following does Christie claim to have met Blair?
(a) The Admiral Nelson.
(b) The Admiral Duncan.
(c) The Blue Elephant.
(d) The Blue Oyster.

9. With which of the following does Moxie greet Liz after she leaves Doc Green’s office?
(a) Café au lait.
(b) Café mocha.
(c) Latte.
(d) Cappuccino.

10. Which of the following is acknowledged as contributing to the novel?
(a) Caitlin Windom.
(b) Kathryn Blasdell.
(c) Kathryn Windom.
(d) Caitlin Blasdell.

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

12. On which of the following does Anwar note the Gnome works?
(a) ATHENA.
(b) BOOTS.
(c) HOLMES.
(d) VICTOR.

13. Which of the following ages does Anwar note being?
(a) 28.
(b) 49
(c) 22.
(d) 39.

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

15. Approximately what success rate in murder cases does Liz note British Isles police have?
(a) 80%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 95%.
(d) 85%.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In which of the following departments does Kemal note having been assigned?

3. The comment that it would be better to replace operations “than to try to nurse the emphysemic mafia hold-over out of its intensive care bed and back into a wheelchair” (73) offers an example of which of the following?

4. Which of the following languages are represented on the brew shop’s website Anwar peruses?

5. Which of the following does Christie note deliberately not reporting to the Operation?

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