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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. Borlú has a street urchin deliver an anonymous note to whom?

2. Which individual actually killed Geary?

3. Borlú tells Breach that he needs what in order to understand the truth about Orciny?

4. What is the name of the sniper who killed Rodriguez?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Ashil? What is he attempting to do?

2. After speaking with Buidze, what hypothesis does Borlú develop?

3. What does Borlú learn while inside David Bowden's apartment?

4. Why does Borlú fire at a man? What happens when he does?

5. How did Borlú and Dhatt plan to get Rodriguez out of Ul Qoma?

6. Who is Yallya? What part does she play in the investigation?

7. Who is Ian Croft and what does he believe about Breach?

8. What is sent to Bol Ye'an? What has been written on it?

9. After regaining consciousness, where does Borlú find himself?

10. Why does Borlú go to the University Library of Ul Qoma? What does he find there?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the character of Mahalia Geary. Although she has died before the novel opens, she nevertheless has a great impact on the novel. Analyze Geary’s impact on Borlú as well as on the novel’s conflicts and themes.

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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