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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 note having used to ship his luggage?

2. How many hours each week does Anwar note he must put in at the consulate?

3. Which of the following prices does Bibi note the Issyk-Kulistan bread mix samples fetch at sale?

4. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

5. Which of the following is the formal name for Liz’s unit?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Christie give for avoiding his medications?

2. What justifications does Anwar give for frequenting pubs?

3. How does Christie plan to leave his identity behind?

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

5. What information does Anwar note comes in the bulletins from Issyk-Kulistan?

6. How is CopSpace initially described in the novel?

7. What job does Tariq offer Anwar in the novel?

8. What reasons does Liz cite for having been working the control center instead of supervising the Rule 34 unit (4)?

9. What reason does the Gnome give for calling Scotland a “play-state” (21)?

10. What items lead Liz to see parallels among the Blair case and others in Europe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At several points, the comment “Keep taking the happy pills, Liz. It’s better than the alternative” emerges. What significance does it have in the novel? How is that significance borne out?

Essay Topic 2

Liz remarks on “what the folks writing the exams laughably call the real world” (14). What cause does she have to describe the phrasing as laughable? How does it justify the description?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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