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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 does Borlú convince Rodriguez to do?

2. Why does Borlú open fire on the shooter?

3. What does Borlú find inside the library book?

4. How does David Bowden feel about Rodriguez's disappearance?

5. At the end of the novel, what has Borlú become?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Borlú and Dhatt attempt to get Rodriguez out of Ul Qoma?

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

3. What information does Borlú learn about the CEO of Sear and Core?

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

5. Who is Mikhel Buric and what role did he play in the crime?

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

7. Who is Yorjavic? What does Borlú learn about him?

8. What crime has Borlú committed? How did he commit this act?

9. How does Borlú walk through the city while out with Ashil?

10. What are dissensi?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss places such as Copula Hall, DöplirCaffé, crosshatched areas, and dissensi. How do such places enhance the setting(s) as well as the novel’s themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the women in Borlú’s life: Corwi, Bizyana, and Sariska. Does he love any of them? If so, which? How does Borlú’s relationship with women mirror his life in Beszel?

Essay Topic 3

At the end of the novel, Ashil tells Borlú that “[v]olunteering’s an early and strong indication that you’re not suited.” What does he mean by this? For what is Borlú suited? How does Ashil know Borlú is suited?

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