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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. The phrase “you hear footsteps like a herd of baby elephants on the landing” (312) offers an example of which of the following?
2. On which of the following websites is it noted that MacDonald and Anwar are connected?
3. In which of the following rooms does Dorothy note Christie is staying?
4. To which of the following does the Toymaker compare himself?
5. Which of the following terms does MacDonald gloss as “telling spam from ham” (307)?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Liz note as the path she will need to take to get Kemal the authorizations he needs to work on Babylon?
2. What reasons does MacDonald give for disinterest in creating artificial consciousness?
3. How does Anwar characterize the demands of talking to police?
4. What does Liz note as a benefit of her assignment to liaise with the Interpol agent for Babylon?
5. What factors are noted in the decline of higher education prior to the novel?
6. What priorities does the Toymaker note having after his date and assignation with Dorothy?
7. What reason does Dorothy give for avoiding a weekday assignation with Liz (272)?
8. What reasons does Anwar give for calling Datka?
9. What reasons does Anwar note for pitying his fellow inmates in Saughton (186)?
10. What reasons does Kemal give for labeling MacDonald a coward?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Throughout the novel, higher education comes under censure. What is to be made of the pattern? How is it to be understood? What in the novel suggests as much, and how?
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 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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