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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following had been Blair’s prisoner number?

2. Which of the following does Liz note as her own age in the novel?

3. Which of the following colors does Anwar note Tariq dyes his moustache?

4. Which of the following does Liz note as Blair’s age?

5. With which of the following does Moxie greet Liz after she leaves Doc Green’s office?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Liz note had been the crime or crimes leading to Blair’s arrest?

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

4. How is CopSpace initially described in the novel?

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

6. What meaning does the novel to the phrase “two-wetsuit job,” and why?

7. How is Liz’s police unit justified?

8. How does Liz characterize pre-1990s policing?

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

10. What justifications does Anwar give for frequenting pubs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the insult offered to Anwar at the Georgian consulate. That is, how is the insult offered, and how does it function as an insult?

Essay Topic 2

Liz early on shows a propensity towards assigning nicknames to her colleagues. What is suggested about her character by that tendency? How is it suggested?

Essay Topic 3

Explicate the significance of the name “Operation Babylon” for the coordinated murder investigations that begin in “LIZ: Snowballing Hell.”

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