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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What characterizes the city in which Borlú lives and works?
(a) Borlú's city is a hub of tourism.
(b) Borlú's city is full of life and color.
(c) Borlú's city is run-down and drab.
(d) Borlú's city is modern and sleek.

4. The victim's parents are upset to learn that, once Breach takes the case, what will happen?
(a) The killer will not be punished.
(b) They will not be told about any further developments in the case.
(c) They will be required to testify before Breach.
(d) Their daughter will be forgotten.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the text written by David Bowden?

2. Who is Yorj Syedr?

3. Where was the owner of the van on the night of the murder?

4. What is the name of the victim's academic advisor?

5. According to Borlú's informant, the victim was involved in what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is David Bowden?

2. In the hours immediately following the discovery of the murder, what do the detectives believe about the victim?

3. Describe the discovery of the victim at the beginning of the novel.

4. What is the real identity of the victim? What is known about her?

5. What does the pathologist determine about the victim?

6. What has the Oversight Committee decided?

7. Who is Harkad Gosz and what does Borlú learn from him?

8. What is the DöplirCaffé and what is notable about it?

9. When Borlú arrives at an investigative dead end, Dhatt recommends he return to what? What is the outcome of this advice?

10. What is the Cleavage and what is known about it?

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