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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. The package sent to Bol Ye'an is addressed to whom?

2. What item is found in Bowden's apartment?

3. According to Rodriguez, what is Orciny?

4. After Ashil is shot, whom does Borlú first call?

5. Which member of the Oversight Committee is behind the conspiracy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who killed Geary and why?

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

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

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

6. After Ashil is shot, what does Borlú realize? What does Ashil do?

7. Who is Buidze? What information does Borlú get from Buidze about the victim?

8. What does Ashil believe about the origin of the accident? What does Borlú believe about it?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Borlú finds himself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict, and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the story, on Borlú himself, and on the other characters.

Essay Topic 2

The absurd plays a role in the novel. What elements of the novel are absurd? How do these elements impact the novel’s plot, conflicts, and themes?

Essay Topic 3

There are many mysteries in the novel, including the mystery regarding who killed Mahalia Geary, the mystery regarding Orciny, and the mystery regarding the nature of Breach. Discuss the mysteries that are inherent to the story’s plot and how they are resolved (or not) by the novel’s end.

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