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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which individual actually killed Geary?
(a) Bowden.
(b) Syedr.
(c) Yorjavic.
(d) Buric.

2. Why does Borlú lose consciousness?
(a) Breach takes him.
(b) His weapon explodes.
(c) He is hit by a car.
(d) He gets shot.

3. What is the Illitan phrase written on the package sent to Bol Ye'an?
(a) The fate of a bear.
(b) The pride of a lion.
(c) The mind of a tiger.
(d) The heart of a wolf.

4. How does Borlú describe Precursor mechanisms?
(a) As old and crumbling.
(b) As crude and outdated.
(c) As primitive and unintelligible.
(d) As miraculous and mysterious.

5. The package sent to Bol Ye'an is addressed to whom?
(a) Nancy.
(b) Tsueh.
(c) Rochambeaux.
(d) Bowden.

6. How do Borlú and Dhatt plan to get Rodriguez out of the city?
(a) They plan to disguise her as a police officer.
(b) They plan to hide her in the trunk.
(c) They plan to transport her in an ambulance.
(d) They plan to apply for a travel visa.

7. Who is guarding the member of the Oversight Committee behind the conspiracy?
(a) Members of Qoma First.
(b) Members of the police force.
(c) Members of Breach.
(d) Members of the True Citizens.

8. After the shooter opens fire at Copula Hall, Borlú is shocked by what?
(a) He is shocked that Breach did not appear.
(b) He is shocked that the police did not arrest the shooter.
(c) He is shocked that the crowds remained relatively calm.
(d) He is shocked that he did not get shot.

9. What is the name of the sniper who killed Rodriguez?
(a) Yankovik.
(b) Yorjavic.
(c) Yeltsin.
(d) Yoder.

10. After the member of the Oversight Committee behind the conspiracy is shot and killed, what does Borlú realize?
(a) He has not accounted for the involvement of Rodriguez and Bowden.
(b) He has not accounted for Tsueh's whereabouts.
(c) He has not accounted for Dhatt's treachery.
(d) He has not accounted for the university's involvement.

11. What does Borlú believe about the accident?
(a) That it is easily fixed.
(b) That it is a decoy.
(c) That it is a declaration of war.
(d) That it is just an accident.

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

13. After Ashil is shot, whom does Borlú first call?
(a) Corwi.
(b) Dhatt.
(c) Gadlem.
(d) Syedr.

14. Borlú notices what about how he walks as Tye?
(a) They stick to crosshatched areas.
(b) They stick only to dissensi.
(c) They walk without regard for city boundaries.
(d) They stay only in Ul Qoma.

15. At the end of the novel, what new name is Borlú known by?
(a) Bor.
(b) Tye.
(c) Tu.
(d) Orlu.

Short Answer Questions

1. While Ashil is in the hospital, Borlú remains within Breach, although he notes what about his surroundings?

2. What is the identity of the informant who called Borlú back in Beszel?

3. According to Rodriguez, Geary had made contact with what?

4. When within the Breach, Borlú is to be known as what?

5. What is the name of the coda to the novel?

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