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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 reasons does Anwar posit for not having received email from Issyk-Kulistan?
(a) Civil unrest.
(b) Military coup.
(c) Public holiday.
(d) Laziness.

2. Which of the following does Kemal exclude from his definition of artificial intelligence?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Playing chess.
(c) Playing dice.
(d) Playing checkers.

3. For which of the following does Dorothy note having worked?
(a) Garmin.
(b) McClusky-Williams.
(c) Andersen Consulting.
(d) General Electric.

4. On which of the following charges does Liz note having arrested Anwar prior to the novel?
(a) Spear phishing.
(b) Unauthorized spear ownership.
(c) Unlicensed fishing.
(d) Trafficking in exotic fish.

5. Which of the following is Dorothy asked to fill out on Christie?
(a) Myers-Briggs typology.
(b) Big Five.
(c) MMPI.
(d) PCL-R.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is noted as MacDonald’s position?

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

3. The phrase “you hear footsteps like a herd of baby elephants on the landing” (312) offers an example of which of the following?

4. In which of the following cities does Dorothy report, falsely, that Julian is?

5. To which of the following does Anwar compare the police officer at his mother-in-law’s house?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Liz characterize “the besetting cognitive error of any senior officer confronted by too much data” (217)?

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

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

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

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

9. What reason does Liz note that a social engineering program aimed at reducing drinking in pubs failed?

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

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