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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The term “swithering” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
(a) Twitching erratically.
(b) Turning in a circle.
(c) Staying still.
(d) Turning back and forth.

2. Which of the following does MacDonald exclude from artificial intelligence?
(a) Recognizing dance styles.
(b) Recognizing humor.
(c) Recognizing handwriting.
(d) Recognizing painting.

3. Which of the following is Dorothy asked to fill out on Christie?
(a) Myers-Briggs typology.
(b) Big Five.
(c) MMPI.
(d) PCL-R.

4. To which of the following does the Toymaker compare himself?
(a) A raven.
(b) A warbler.
(c) A crow.
(d) A cuckoo.

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

6. Which of the following books does the Toymaker note was present when he was living with his uncle Albert?
(a) What to Expect When You’re Expecting.
(b) Lord of the Rings.
(c) Discipline and Punish.
(d) To Train up a Child.

7. Which of the following percentages does Anwar note as the Kyrgyzstani population that broke off into Issyk-Kulistan?
(a) 80%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 40%.
(d) 60%.

8. In which of the following areas is Kemal’s hotel reported to be?
(a) Lothian.
(b) West End.
(c) Haymarket.
(d) Coates.

9. Which of the following is noted as having killed Tariq?
(a) A toaster.
(b) A hairdryer robot.
(c) A vacuum robot.
(d) A bidet robot.

10. The comment that “it’s not so cosy now that the outside world has smashed the window and climbed in, ransacked the drawers, and stirred everything around” (186) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Synecdoche.
(b) Metaphor.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Simile.

11. To which of the following does Dorothy compare Christie?
(a) A scorpion.
(b) A spider.
(c) A centipede.
(d) A cricket.

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

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) Metaphor.
(c) Hyperbole.
(d) Simile.

14. From which of the following offices does Kemal note having been dispatched?
(a) Alsaice.
(b) Antwerp.
(c) Ankara.
(d) Athens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following models of car does Liz take to the airport to meet Kemal?

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

3. Which of the following amounts of money does the Gnome tell Anwar to acquire in the wake of Tariq’s death?

4. From which of the following does Anwar receive an unexpected phone call?

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

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