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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. Why does Borlú lose consciousness?

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

3. What is the identity of the informant who called Borlú back in Beszel?

4. Borlú also offers to get whom out of the city?

5. What is the effect of the accident that distracts Borlú and Ashil from the investigation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What video footage is Borlú shown?

4. What happens to Borlú at the end of the novel?

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

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

7. What information does Borlú learn from Buidze?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the resolution to the mystery of the murder of Mahalia Geary. Is the resolution a satisfying one? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role Orciny plays in the novel. What is it, and how does it impact the novel’s characters, 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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