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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 is the name of the pathologist's assistant?

2. Why does Corwi doubt Naustin's theory?

3. According to the lawyer for the True Citizens, for whom was Geary working?

4. What important function does Copula Hall serve?

5. Why does the Oversight Committee refuse to forward the case to Breach?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Syedr and what does he believe about Breach?

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

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

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

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

7. Who is David Bowden?

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

9. What does the pathologist determine about the victim?

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

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

Compare and contrast Beszel and Ul Qoma. How are they the same, and how are they different?

Essay Topic 3

At one point in the novel, Borlú remarks that Breach is “a statement of both crime and identity” Analyze how the concept of Breach influences the character of Borlú as well as the novel’s plot and themes.

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