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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 are agents of Breach known as?

2. According to Rodriguez, Geary was never interested in what?

3. Borlú wonders why Rodriguez does not just do what?

4. Borlú discovers that Geary locked up on the same night as which events?

5. What accident distracts Borlú and Ashil from the investigation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What information does Rodriguez give Borlú regarding Geary?

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

6. What does Rodriguez believe about Orciny?

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

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

9. What accident interrupts Borlú and Ashil? What is the effect of this accident?

10. What happened to Yolanda Rodriguez? How does Borlú discover this fact?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think the future has in store for Tye after the close of the novel? Predict the future for Tye based on his thoughts and actions throughout the novel. Will he find satisfaction in his new life?

Essay Topic 2

How do the characters illustrate the constraints of bureaucracy? What are the effects of so many rules and regulations?

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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