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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the text written by David Bowden?
(a) Into the Breach.
(b) The Cleavage of Beszel and Ul Qoma.
(c) What Walks Between.
(d) Between the City and the City.

2. The pathologist discovers the victim was covered in what odd substance?
(a) Rust.
(b) Carpet fibers.
(c) Glue.
(d) Paint.

3. After speaking with the informant, Borlú believes the murder might actually be a case of what?
(a) Breach.
(b) Assassination.
(c) Illegal immigration.
(d) Smuggling.

4. Based on the video footage and Khurusch's history, Borlú realizes what about the murder?
(a) It was not well planned.
(b) It was a spontaneous crime.
(c) It was an inside job.
(d) It was clearly a case of breach.

5. According to the unificationist, what was the victim's name?
(a) Bieya Mer.
(b) Bija Mor.
(c) Boula Mur.
(d) Byela Mar.

6. Who is the supervisor to Geary's best friend?
(a) Rochambeaux.
(b) Bowden.
(c) Nancy.
(d) Tsueh.

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

8. What must Borlú do before working in Ul Qoma?
(a) Have his boss sign off on the transfer.
(b) Pass tests that train him to properly view the city.
(c) Get Corwi to join him.
(d) Report to the Oversight Committee on the case.

9. What decision has the Oversight Committee made regarding the case?
(a) It has decided to invoke Breach.
(b) It has decided not to invoke Breach.
(c) It has decided to send the case to another detective.
(d) It has decided to require more information.

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

11. What is the name of the victim's academic advisor?
(a) Isabelle Nancy.
(b) Carol Nancy.
(c) Nancy Marshall.
(d) Sarah Isabelle.

12. Who is the embassy official assigned to the victim's parents?
(a) Jack Thayer.
(b) Joseph Thomson.
(c) James Thacker.
(d) John Thurber.

13. What information does Tsueh want to know?
(a) If someone could get away with murder.
(b) If someone could sneak in the city.
(c) If someone could sneak out of the city.
(d) If someone could get away with breach.

14. Who was Mr. Geary going to investigate before being sent home?
(a) Breach.
(b) Qoma First.
(c) The Oversight Committee.
(d) The True Citizens.

15. The accent of Borlú's anonymous informant indicates what about him?
(a) He comes from Ul Qoma.
(b) He comes from Beszel.
(c) He comes from America.
(d) He comes from Australia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Oversight Committee refuse to forward the case to Breach?

2. What is the official language of Ul Qoma?

3. Why does Corwi doubt Naustin's theory?

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

5. Why has an embassy official been assigned to the victim's parents?

(see the answer keys)

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