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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 1, Chapters 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When speaking with the owner of the van that transported the victim, what surprising fact does Borlú learn about the van?
(a) The van had been stolen a few days earlier.
(b) The van had been crushed in a junk yard.
(c) The van had just been in a commercial.
(d) The van had just been sold to someone else.

2. Who owns the van that transported the victim?
(a) Mikyael Krimlen.
(b) Mikyael Klasch.
(c) Mikyael Khurusch.
(d) Mikyael Khrouthe.

3. What characterizes the city in which Borlú lives and works?
(a) Borlú's city is run-down and drab.
(b) Borlú's city is full of life and color.
(c) Borlú's city is a hub of tourism.
(d) Borlú's city is modern and sleek.

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

5. After investigators find the van that transported the victim, they discover what inside?
(a) Cans of paint.
(b) A lot of junk.
(c) Boxes of books.
(d) Rolls of carpet.

Short Answer Questions

1. The pathologist determines the victim was how old when she died?

2. What is Inspector Borlú's first name?

3. According to Borlú's anonymous informant, what is the name of the victim?

4. Borlú is pleased to find what has been displayed throughout the city?

5. After the call from the informant, Borlú considers the possibility that the victim was what?

(see the answer key)

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