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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 call-signs does Christie use when calling the Operation?

2. In which of the following places is the Operation headquartered?

3. Blair is revealed to have been on which of the following drugs?

4. Which of the following does Anwar remark is Tariq’s age?

5. Which of the following is identified as the useful cofactor for the Issyk-Kulistan bread mix?

Short Essay Questions

1. What materials does Anwar note receiving to commence his consular duties?

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

3. How is Liz’s police unit justified?

4. What does Liz note as “the problem with being on the Rule 34 squad” (44)?

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

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

7. What factors are cited as having ended large drug cartels in the novel’s history?

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

9. What reasons does the Toymaker give for avoiding travel by plane?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Kemal cites a programmers’ saying: “If we understand how we do it, it isn’t artificial intelligence anymore” (176). From experience, is the saying correct or incorrect? What in experience suggests as much? How does it do so?

Essay Topic 2

Liz early on shows a propensity towards assigning nicknames to her colleagues. Select one such nickname; explicate its significance.

Essay Topic 3

Consider the epigraph from Pat Robertson: “In Scotland, you can’t believe how strong the homosexuals are.” Typically, epigraphs suggest one or more of the themes of the works they introduce. Does the epigraph on Rule 34 effectively suggest one or more of the novel’s themes? If so, how? If not, what purpose does the epigraph serve, and how does it achieve it?

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