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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 percentages does Anwar note as the unemployment rate in Issyk-Kulistan?
2. Which of the following does Kemal exclude from his definition of artificial intelligence?
3. To his counterpart in which of the following offices does Anwar reach out?
4. On which of the following charges does Liz note having arrested Anwar prior to the novel?
5. Which of the following percentages does Anwar note as the Kyrgyzstani population that broke off into Issyk-Kulistan?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Liz characterize “the besetting cognitive error of any senior officer confronted by too much data” (217)?
2. How does the Toymaker outfit himself for his date with Dorothy?
3. What reasons does Anwar note for pitying his fellow inmates in Saughton (186)?
4. What reasons does MacDonald give for disinterest in creating artificial consciousness?
5. How does the Gnome characterize the economic scheme of Issyk-Kulistan?
6. What priorities does the Toymaker note having after his date and assignation with Dorothy?
7. What reasons does the Toymaker note for determining to research steak consumption in Scotland?
8. What reasons does Kemal give for labeling MacDonald a coward?
9. How does MacDonald explain “steering people” (308)?
10. What reasons does Anwar give for calling Datka?
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 is the suggested alternative? How does the novel indicate as much?
Essay Topic 2
Anwar notes his phone translating a Russian-language phrase as “impact in ten minutes” (23). What narrative effect does the translation have? How is that effect achieved?
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of Kemal’s smoking? How does it manifest?
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