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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new, surprising information does Dhatt tell Borlú?
(a) That Borlú himself has become a suspect.
(b) That the victim's best friend has also disappeared.
(c) That Ul Qoman police have just arrested a suspect.
(d) That the Oversight Committee is taking over the case.

2. Why does Syedr object to invoking Breach?
(a) He believes Breach is overrated.
(b) He believes it is an alien power over which they have no control.
(c) He believes Breach is made up of failed detectives.
(d) He believes there is nothing Breach can do in this instance.

3. The victim's parents tell Borlú that their daughter had angered whom?
(a) Members of the faculty.
(b) Members of the government.
(c) Members of radical groups.
(d) Members of Breach.

4. What is the name Borlú assigns to the victim?
(a) Fulana Detail.
(b) Brigette Unknown.
(c) Mariska Unit.
(d) Jane Doe.

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

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

7. According to Borlú's informant, the victim was involved in what?
(a) Drugs.
(b) Smuggling.
(c) Archeology.
(d) Politics.

8. The pathologist determines the victim was how old when she died?
(a) 25.
(b) 28.
(c) 22.
(d) 18.

9. The True Citizens are described as what?
(a) The street soldiers of the Social Democrats.
(b) The street soldiers of the NatBloc.
(c) The street soldiers of the Oversight Committee.
(d) The street soldiers of Orciny.

10. What information does Borlú ask Taskin Cerush to get for him?
(a) How to arrest another officer.
(b) How to dismiss a case for lack of evidence.
(c) How to send a case to the Oversight Committee.
(d) How to submit evidence to the courts.

11. What is the name of the unificationist who gives Borlú and Corwi information bout the victim?
(a) Por Dwidst.
(b) Pag Duren.
(c) Pall Drodin.
(d) Pul Dworak.

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

13. According to the unificationist, the victim believed in what fabled city?
(a) Suddene.
(b) Orciny.
(c) Thule.
(d) Quivira.

14. Whose voice seems familiar to Borlú?
(a) Dahar Jaris.
(b) Hajjar Radis.
(c) Jahar Daris.
(d) Darah Rajis.

15. What have Borlú and Corwi devised in order to speak privately while in separate cities?
(a) A series of knocks.
(b) Symbolic gestures.
(c) A private email server.
(d) Code phrases.

Short Answer Questions

1. What decision has the Oversight Committee made regarding the case?

2. What does the video footage show?

3. Late at night, after speaking to the informant, Borlú stares out his apartment window and does what?

4. What characterizes the city in which Borlú lives and works?

5. In what division does Inspector Borlú work?

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