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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 phrase “mentoring Constables Janie Jones and Baz MacIntyre on the banality of evil, the evil of banality, how to tell the difference between faked videos and the real thing, and the best way to keep a sense of perspective” (47) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Chiasmus.
(b) Anaphora.
(c) Homophony.
(d) Metonymy.

2. Which of the following does Liz note in Blair’s bathroom?
(a) Granite floor.
(b) Carpeted floor.
(c) Ceramic tile floor.
(d) Slate tile floor.

3. Which of the following prices does Bibi note the Issyk-Kulistan bread mix samples fetch at sale?
(a) 100 euros.
(b) 60 euros.
(c) 6 euros.
(d) 50 euros.

4. Which of the following titles is ascribed to MacLeish?
(a) Detective Chief Inspector.
(b) Chief Detective Inspector.
(c) Detective Inspector.
(d) Chief Inspector.

5. The comment that it would be better to replace operations “than to try to nurse the emphysemic mafia hold-over out of its intensive care bed and back into a wheelchair” (73) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Metaphor.
(b) Simile..
(c) Allegory.
(d) Synecdoche.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following does Christie note having used to ship his luggage?

2. Which of the following types of plane does Kemal use to arrive in Edinburgh?

3. Which of the following degrees does Liz note having?

4. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

5. In which of the following places is the Operation headquartered?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Liz give for preferring work life to life at home?

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

3. What reasons does Liz note for not working in CopSpace while riding a bus?

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

5. What justifications does Anwar give for frequenting pubs?

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

7. What reasons does Anwar cite calling himself “a lucky man in many respects” (92)?

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

9. What reasons does Liz cite for having been working the control center instead of supervising the Rule 34 unit (4)?

10. What is the Morningside Cannibals case in the novel?

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