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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 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) 2,500 euros.
(d) 5,000 euros.

2. To which of the following does Liz compare Moxie?
(a) A ferret.
(b) A weasel
(c) A vole.
(d) A stoat.

3. Which of the following does MacDonald exclude from artificial intelligence?
(a) Diagnosing illness.
(b) Diagnosing automotive problems.
(c) Diagnosing software.
(d) Diagnosing cooking.

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

5. From which of the following does Anwar receive an unexpected phone call?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) The Presidential Palace.
(c) The Palace of Holyroodhouse.
(d) The Royal Scottish Academy.

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

7. From which of the following offices does Kemal note having been dispatched?
(a) Barcelona.
(b) Bonn.
(c) Berlin.
(d) Brussels.

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

9. 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.

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

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

12. Which of the following does Kemal exclude from his definition of artificial intelligence?
(a) Generating conversational sound.
(b) Generating heat and light.
(c) Generating conversational text.
(d) Generating random numbers.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Liz note contributed to the background documentation for Babylon?

3. Which of the following is noted as MacDonald’s position?

4. To his counterpart in which of the following offices does Anwar reach out?

5. Which of the following reasons does Anwar posit for not having received email from Issyk-Kulistan?

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