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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 does Christie keep in his suitcase?
2. Which of the following colors does Anwar note Tariq dyes his moustache?
3. The comment that “You can see the key turning in the lock behind his petrified eyes” (152) offers an example of which of the following?
4. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?
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?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reasons does the Toymaker give for avoiding travel by plane?
2. What reason does Christie have for doubting the police at Blair’s residence?
3. What does Liz note had been the crime or crimes leading to Blair’s arrest?
4. What reasons does Christie give for avoiding his medications?
5. What problems does Liz note in preparing for her first in-novel meeting with Dorothy?
6. What problems does Dorothy note caused her to call on Liz initially in Rule 34?
7. What justifications does Anwar give for frequenting pubs?
8. What does Liz cite as a reason not to harangue passing bicyclists as she leaves the scene of Blair’s death?
9. What meaning does the novel to the phrase “two-wetsuit job,” and why?
10. How does Christie plan to leave his identity behind?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explicate the significance of the name “Operation Babylon” for the coordinated murder investigations that begin in “LIZ: Snowballing Hell.”
Essay Topic 2
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 3
What is to be made of the parallels in phrasing between Liz and the Toymaker in the ninth and tenth chapter (both remark that “Once is happenstance, but twice is enemy action” and that “Someone’s going to bleed for this. And it’s not going to be you”)? How does that significance emerge?
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