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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After a great insight, Borlú realizes Geary understood what at the time of her death?
(a) That Breach was not real.
(b) That Rodriguez was stealing from her.
(c) That Orciny was not real.
(d) That she was in love with Bowden.

2. Borlú wonders why Rodriguez does not just do what?
(a) Go public.
(b) Call the police.
(c) Go home.
(d) Breach.

3. What happens to Yolanda Rodriguez?
(a) She is shot at Copula Hall but escapes.
(b) She is fatally shot at Copula Hall.
(c) She breaches.
(d) She surrenders to the police and confesses to conspiracy.

4. Why is the shooter at Copula Hall not captured by Breach?
(a) Because he shot over the border.
(b) Because he was a member of Breach.
(c) Because he died.
(d) Because he had a special visa.

5. What does Buidze say about Tsueh's relationship with the victim?
(a) He said they were pretty good friends.
(b) He said they did not know one another.
(c) He said Tsueh was Geary's boss.
(d) He said they used to date.

6. What item is found in Bowden's apartment?
(a) A ransom note.
(b) A mysterious mechanism.
(c) A bloodstain.
(d) A warning letter written in Precursor script.

7. Borlú tells Breach that he needs what in order to understand the truth about Orciny?
(a) Geary's notes.
(b) Bowden's notes.
(c) Corwi.
(d) Bol Ye'an records.

8. When first arriving at Bol Ye'an with Ashil, what does Borlú want to know?
(a) How they stopped items from being broken during excavation.
(b) How they stopped people interested in Orciny from accessing the items.
(c) How they stopped items from being smuggled off the site.
(d) How they stopped strangers from entering the site.

9. According to the informant, why did Geary befriend the unificationists?
(a) In order to access their library and contacts.
(b) In order to access their computer files.
(c) In order to access their secret theories.
(d) In order to access their weapons cache.

10. Where are Borlú and the shooter during the chase which follows the shooting at Copula Hall?
(a) The shooter is in both cities while Borlú is in Ul Qoma.
(b) The shooter is in Ul Qoma while Borlú is in Beszel.
(c) The shooter is in Beszel while Borlú is in both cities.
(d) The shooter is in Beszel while Borlú is in Ul Qoma.

11. What are dissensi?
(a) Places in both cities.
(b) Places in neither city.
(c) Places each city claims as its own.
(d) Places off limits to each city.

12. Where is Borlú while he is Tye?
(a) In Beszel.
(b) In Orciny.
(c) In both cities.
(d) In Ul Qoma.

13. Borlú has a street urchin deliver an anonymous note to whom?
(a) Gosz.
(b) Tsueh.
(c) Bowden.
(d) Buidze.

14. What does Borlú want to use as a safe phone line?
(a) Sariska's cell phone.
(b) Corwi's cell phone.
(c) Bizyana's cell phone.
(d) Yallya's cell phone.

15. Why does Borlú open fire on the shooter?
(a) Because the shooter is about to shoot him.
(b) Because the shooter is about to shoot someone else.
(c) Because the shooter is about to go where he cannot follow.
(d) Because the shooter is about to take a hostage.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Borlú believe about the accident?

2. What accident distracts Borlú and Ashil from the investigation?

3. Where is the informant going after his second phone call to Borlú?

4. What is the effect of the accident that distracts Borlú and Ashil from the investigation?

5. After losing consciousness, how does Borlú describe the people he sees when he wakes up?

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