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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 had happened to Bowden a few weeks before Geary's murder?

2. What is the name of the coda to the novel?

3. Who is guarding the member of the Oversight Committee behind the conspiracy?

4. Borlú posits that Geary initially believed she was working on behalf of whom?

5. According to Rodriguez, who recruited Geary to work for them?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What information does Borlú learn from Buidze?

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

6. What does Rodriguez believe about Orciny?

7. Who killed Geary and why?

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

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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

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