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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the video footage, where did the murder occur?
(a) In Beszel.
(b) In Ul Qoma.
(c) In Copula Hall.
(d) In Orciny.

2. In what city does Borlú live and work?
(a) Pocost Village.
(b) Ul Qoma.
(c) Bol Ye'an.
(d) Beszel.

3. When walking in Ul Qoma one night, where does Borlú go?
(a) Bol Ye'an.
(b) The Temple.
(c) Copula Hall.
(d) DöplirCaffé.

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

5. Late at night, after speaking to the informant, Borlú stares out his apartment window and does what?
(a) Listens to music.
(b) Stares at Ul Qoma.
(c) Thinks of quitting.
(d) Cries.

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

7. Where does the Oversight Committee hold its meetings?
(a) Byela Mar.
(b) Copula Hall.
(c) Pocost Village.
(d) DöplirCaffé.

8. According to Cerush, who is the happiest regarding the Oversight Committee's decision?
(a) Syder.
(b) Buric.
(c) Gadlem.
(d) Corwi.

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

10. The teens who discovered the victim are described as being what?
(a) Chewers.
(b) Dippers.
(c) Smokers.
(d) Biters.

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

12. What is the official language of Ul Qoma?
(a) Qomani.
(b) Ul Qoman.
(c) Illitan.
(d) Besz.

13. 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.

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

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 Australia.
(d) He comes from America.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who was Mr. Geary going to investigate before being sent home?

3. Bardo Naustin, another detective, believes the murder victim was in what profession?

4. Who is Yorj Syedr?

5. What is the name of Geary's best friend?

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