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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. What decision has the Oversight Committee made regarding the case?

2. When Borlú and Dhatt become stuck, Dhatt prompts Borlú to remember what?

3. After investigators find the van that transported the victim, they discover what inside?

4. Thanks to the video footage, Borlú realized the van must have had what inside?

5. According to the video footage, where did the murder occur?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to the victim's parents?

2. Who is David Bowden?

3. Upon speaking with Khurusch for a second time, what information do Borlú and Corwi learn?

4. Who is Pall Drodin and what does he tell Borlú about the victim?

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

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

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

8. In calling Borlú, what crime has the informant committed? Why?

9. Why does Gadlem tell Borlú about complicating the case?

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

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

Write an essay exploring how Borlú changes over the course of the novel.

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