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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the name of the lawyer for the True Citizens?
(a) Harkad Gosz.
(b) Hussin Gosz.
(c) Hamd Gosz.
(d) Hugat Gosz.

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

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

7. When Borlú and Dhatt become stuck, Dhatt prompts Borlú to remember what?
(a) When he first saw the victim.
(b) When the pathologist made his report.
(c) When he first learned the identity of the van's owner.
(d) When the victim stopped being an unknown corpse.

8. Bowden's book expounded on what theory?
(a) That the real city was Ul Qoma, not Beszel.
(b) That the real city was Beszel, not Ul Qoma.
(c) That there was no Cleavage.
(d) The existence of Orciny.

9. What is the name of the Ul Qoman detective working with Borlú?
(a) Quincy Dhatt.
(b) Quissim Dhatt.
(c) Quentin Dhatt.
(d) Quinn Dhatt.

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

11. Who is Lizbyet Corwi?
(a) A young, intelligent constable working with Borlú.
(b) Borlú's neighbor.
(c) A prostitute Borlú questions.
(d) Borlú's girlfriend.

12. What is the name of the dig on which the victim worked?
(a) Jol Sa'en.
(b) Sol Je'an.
(c) Yol Ba'en.
(d) Bol Ye'an.

13. What is Tsueh's first name?
(a) Ashem.
(b) Aikam.
(c) Aahron.
(d) Aage.

14. What is the name of the pathologist's assistant?
(a) Hand Hanson.
(b) Hald Halzi.
(c) Hamd Hamzinic.
(d) Hardy Hozinc.

15. Bardo Naustin, another detective, believes the murder victim was in what profession?
(a) A politician.
(b) A prostitute.
(c) A police officer.
(d) An artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What surprises Dhatt about the case?

2. The victim's parents tell Borlú that their daughter had angered whom?

3. What information does Tsueh want to know?

4. What is the official language of Ul Qoma?

5. The victim's parents are upset to learn that, once Breach takes the case, what will happen?

(see the answer keys)

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