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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 does the Toymaker note was the drug tested in his clinical trial?
(a) TX78028.
(b) PA65000.
(c) AL93560.
(d) CA93024.

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

3. Which of the following aliases does the Toymaker tell Anwar to report if he is questioned?
(a) Peter Piper.
(b) John Christie.
(c) Peter Manuel.
(d) John Gacy.

4. Which of the following curses does Anwar believe has come true for him?
(a) May you get what you think you want.
(b) May you get what you deserve.
(c) May you live in interesting times.
(d) May you come to the attention of important people.

5. To which of the following does Anwar compare the Gnome?
(a) A cricket.
(b) A scorpion.
(c) A spider.
(d) A centipede.

6. From which of the following does Anwar receive an unexpected phone call?
(a) MacLeish.
(b) Liz.
(c) Kemal.
(d) Christie.

7. The comment that “Back at HQ, it’s as if a giant virtual boot has kicked over the anthill” (180) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Hyperbole.
(c) Simile.
(d) Synecdoche.

8. Which of the following amounts of money does the Gnome tell Anwar to acquire in the wake of Tariq’s death?
(a) 1,000 euros.
(b) 10,000 euros.
(c) 5,000 euros.
(d) 2,500 euros.

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

10. In which of the following does the Toymaker note living with his uncle Albert?
(a) California.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Nevada.
(d) California.

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

12. To his counterpart in which of the following offices does Anwar reach out?
(a) Berlin.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

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) Rhyme.
(b) Chiasmus.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Anaphora.

14. On which of the following charges does Liz note having arrested Anwar prior to the novel?
(a) Trafficking in exotic fish.
(b) Unauthorized spear ownership.
(c) Spear phishing.
(d) Unlicensed fishing.

15. Which of the following colors of car does Liz take to the airport to meet Kemal?
(a) Black.
(b) White.
(c) Red.
(d) Gray.

Short Answer Questions

1. The term “swithering” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?

2. To which of the following does the Toymaker compare himself?

3. Which of the following does the Toymaker note is prevalent in Scotland?

4. The comment that “Actual artificial-intelligence applications resemble us about the way an Airbus resembles a seagull” (306) offers an example of which of the following?

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

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