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

2. Which of the following does Kemal exclude from his definition of artificial intelligence?
(a) Playing checkers.
(b) Playing cards.
(c) Playing dice.
(d) Playing chess.

3. To which of the following does Anwar compare the Gnome?
(a) A hound.
(b) A fox.
(c) A rooster.
(d) A wolf.

4. Which of the following models of car does Liz take to the airport to meet Kemal?
(a) BMW.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Volvo.
(d) Mercedes.

5. On which of the following charges does Liz note having arrested Anwar prior to the novel?
(a) Internet-banking losses.
(b) Internet-advertising fraud.
(c) Internet-banking fraud.
(d) Academic fraud.

6. Which of the following spans of time does Anwar note Bibi usually punishes him for being drunk?
(a) 3 hours.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 3 days.
(d) 3 weeks.

7. For which of the following does Dorothy note having worked?
(a) Andersen Consulting.
(b) General Electric.
(c) Garmin.
(d) McClusky-Williams.

8. 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?
(a) Anaphora.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Chiasmus.
(d) Rhyme.

9. To which of the following does Liz compare Anwar?
(a) A 3-euro note.
(b) A 7-euro note.
(c) A 7-pound note.
(d) A 3-pound note.

10. To which of the following does Anwar compare the police officer at his mother-in-law’s house?
(a) A pigeon.
(b) A raven.
(c) A crow.
(d) A hawk.

11. Which of the following does the Toymaker note is prevalent in Scotland?
(a) Deep-fried Mars bars.
(b) Chicken-fried steak.
(c) Deep-fried Twinkies.
(d) Chicken-fried haggis.

12. On which of the following websites is it noted that MacDonald and Anwar are connected?
(a) Funlads.scot.
(b) Fitlads.net.
(c) Bedmen.com.
(d) Search.co.uk.

13. 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?
(a) Synecdoche.
(b) Simile.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Hyperbole.

14. With which of the following departments is MacDonald noted to be affiliated?
(a) Robotics.
(b) Informatics.
(c) Linguistics.
(d) Semantics.

15. In which of the following does Kemal note another Babylon death has occurred?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Portland.
(c) Boston.
(d) Philadelphia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following books does the Toymaker note was present when he was living with his uncle Albert?

2. Which of the following does Kemal exclude from his definition of artificial intelligence?

3. Which of the following does MacDonald exclude from artificial intelligence?

4. Which of the following does Liz note is the fine for littering in her area?

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

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