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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. To which of the following does the Toymaker compare himself?
(a) A bee larva.
(b) A mosquito larva.
(c) A wasp larva.
(d) An ant larva.

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

3. To which of the following does MacLeish equate Liz?
(a) A bucking bronco.
(b) A smoking gun.
(c) A wild ox.
(d) A loose cannon.

4. In the novel, the term “bollock” carries which of the following meanings?
(a) To praise.
(b) To reward.
(c) To ignore.
(d) To rebuke.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. From which of the following offices does Kemal note having been dispatched?

2. Which of the following aliases does the Toymaker tell Anwar to report if he is questioned?

3. From which of the following does Anwar receive an unexpected phone call?

4. Which of the following colors of car does Liz take to the airport to meet Kemal?

5. Which of the following does the Toymaker note attracts the attention of potential muggers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Anwar give for calling Datka?

2. What preparations does Dorothy make in her hotel room against a possible teleconference (272)?

3. How does the Toymaker outfit himself for his date with Dorothy?

4. How does Liz compare her police work to priesthood?

5. What priorities does the Toymaker note having after his date and assignation with Dorothy?

6. What warnings does MacDonald tacitly offer Liz and Kemal about ATHENA?

7. What factors are noted in the decline of higher education prior to the novel?

8. What reasons does the Toymaker note for determining to research steak consumption in Scotland?

9. What does Anwar note is the one unbreakable rule, and why does he break it (188)?

10. To what does MacDonald note his former associate compared ATHENA?

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