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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the fabled third city exist?
(a) On the northern border of Beszel and Ul Qoma.
(b) Above Beszel and Ul Qoma.
(c) Between Beszel and Ul Qoma.
(d) Underneath Beszel and Ul Qoma.

2. What effect did Bowden's ideas have on his career?
(a) He became a laughingstock.
(b) He received immediate tenure at his university.
(c) He became rich and famous.
(d) He became a celebrated author.

3. How does David Bowden feel about Geary's murder?
(a) He feels it is overdue.
(b) He feels it is unfair.
(c) He feels it is not surprising.
(d) He feels it is shocking.

4. What is notable about the DöplirCaffé?
(a) It is both a Besz and an Ul Qoman coffeehouse, located next to one another and sharing a single name.
(b) It is both a Muslim and a Jewish coffeehouse, located next to one another and sharing a single name.
(c) It is a coffeehouse that exists in neither city and constitutes its own territory.
(d) It is a crosshatched coffeehouse located in both cities simultaneously.

5. According to the lawyer for the True Citizens, for whom was Geary working?
(a) Orciny.
(b) Beszel.
(c) Ul Qoma.
(d) Breach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Borlú's boss gives him what surprising freedom?

2. What must a tourist do before entering one of the cities?

3. When speaking with the owner of the van that transported the victim, what surprising fact does Borlú learn about the van?

4. What have Borlú and Corwi devised in order to speak privately while in separate cities?

5. Who keeps calling Corwi in an attempt to get a hold of Borlú?

(see the answer key)

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