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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The comment that the Gnome is “Bent as a seven-bob note” (20) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Conceit.
(b) Analogy.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Simile.

2. Which of the following colors does Anwar note Tariq dyes his moustache?
(a) Green.
(b) Magenta.
(c) Orange.
(d) Purple.

3. Which of the following languages does Anwar attempt to learn for his work at the consulate?
(a) Kyrgyz.
(b) Russian.
(c) Kazakh.
(d) Chinese.

4. Which of the following does Liz note as her own age in the novel?
(a) 38.
(b) 29.
(c) 45.
(d) 31.

5. The comment that “Her hands are balled up into fists like walnuts, small and hard as wooden clubs” (137) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Synecdoche.
(c) Simile.
(d) Allegory.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following does Liz note in Blair’s bathroom?

3. Which of the following does Liz note as Blair’s age?

4. Who says the phrase, “You realized it was a shoo-in when you clocked you were the only candidate they’d bothered to fly out for the interview” (27)?

5. Which of the following is the first to greet Liz as she reaches the scene of Blair’s death?

Short Essay Questions

1. What, per Liz, is the “first law of detection,” and what does it mean (38)?

2. How is Liz’s police unit justified?

3. What problems does Dorothy note caused her to call on Liz initially in Rule 34?

4. What information does Anwar note comes in the bulletins from Issyk-Kulistan?

5. What does Kemal note as the major funders for artificial intelligence research in the novel?

6. What reasons does Christie give for avoiding his medications?

7. What factors are cited as having ended large drug cartels in the novel’s history?

8. What reasons does Jackson give for authorities disliking private fabricators (30-31)?

9. What does Anwar note occupies his cellar?

10. What does Liz cite as a reason not to harangue passing bicyclists as she leaves the scene of Blair’s death?

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