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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 “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) Hyperbole.
(c) Simile.
(d) Metaphor.

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

3. In the novel, the acronym TMPJ carries which of the following meanings?
(a) Temporoparietal junction.
(b) Temporary moratorium on police jurisdictions.
(c) Time-managed police judgements.
(d) Thermosetting plastic juice-boxes.

4. Which of the following spans of time does Anwar note Bibi usually punishes him for being drunk?
(a) 3 days.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 3 hours.

5. Which of the following books does the Toymaker note was present when he was living with his uncle Albert?
(a) The Torah.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Quran.
(d) The Upanishads.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In which of the following cities does Kemal note a Babylon death occurs?

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

5. On which of the following does the Toymaker recall living as a child in Manhattan?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What reasons does Anwar note for pitying his fellow inmates in Saughton (186)?

3. What reasons does Liz cite for consultants seeking to reduce the presence of police officers in the field?

4. What reason does Dorothy give for avoiding a weekday assignation with Liz (272)?

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

6. What does Liz note as the path she will need to take to get Kemal the authorizations he needs to work on Babylon?

7. How does MacDonald explain “steering people” (308)?

8. What reasons does Kemal give for labeling MacDonald a coward?

9. What does Liz note as a benefit of her assignment to liaise with the Interpol agent for Babylon?

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

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