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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. Which of the following is noted as Blair’s proximate cause of death?
(a) Aortic aneurysm.
(b) Cardiac arrest.
(c) Intestinal rupturing.
(d) Accidental overdose.

2. In which of the following places is the Operation headquartered?
(a) California.
(b) New York.
(c) Texas.
(d) Illinois.

3. Which of the following does the novel describe as “intent on milking a public purse that no longer had a solid tax base with which to pay” (82)?
(a) Persecution complex.
(b) Military-industrial complex.
(c) Housing complex.
(d) Prison-industrial complex.

4. Which of the following does the novel describe as “intent on milking a public purse that no longer had a solid tax base with which to pay” (82)?
(a) Homeopathic medicine.
(b) Nonprofit medicine.
(c) Public medicine.
(d) Private medicine.

5. 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)?
(a) The Gnome.
(b) Liz.
(c) Anwar.
(d) Bibi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Blair is revealed to have been on which of the following drugs?

2. Which of the following accents is ascribed to the Gnome?

3. The comment that “she ran the most efficient money-laundering operation ever seen north of Hadrian’s Wall” (109) offers an example of which of the following?

4. Which of the following is the formal name for Liz’s unit?

5. Which of the following kinds of hat does Anwar note Tariq wears?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is noted as the first pseudo-nation, and what are its circumstances?

2. What justifications does Anwar give for frequenting pubs?

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

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

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

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

7. How is CopSpace initially described in the novel?

8. What reasons does the Toymaker cite for the Operation avoiding killing?

9. What materials does Anwar note receiving to commence his consular duties?

10. What does Anwar note occupies his cellar?

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