The City and the City Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The City and the City Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 136 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the unificationist, the victim believed in what fabled city?

2. How does Borlú describe the powers of Breach?

3. According to the unificationist, the victim was what nationality?

4. According to the True Citizens, why was Geary murdered?

5. Why does Borlú's boss tell him to avoid complicating the case any further?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe the act of breach.

2. What does the informant tell Borlú about the victim?

3. Describe the process necessary for Borlú to travel to Ul Qoma.

4. Following the Oversight Committee's decision, what is happening to Borlú and Corwi?

5. What does the pathologist determine about the victim?

6. What has the Oversight Committee decided?

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

8. Why does Borlú want to speak with the Oversight Committee?

9. Who is Aikam Tsueh and what is notable about him?

10. What does the video footage show?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How would you classify the novel? Is it a murder mystery? Science fiction? Fantasy? Crime novel? Choose a classification and argue why the novel fits it best.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using a first-person point of view. How does viewing the story through the first-person viewpoint of Borlú affect the story? How would the book be different if the story was told through third-person narration?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the characters of Corwi, Dhatt, and Ashil. What does his interactions with each tell us about Borlú?

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