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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 Buidze say about Tsueh's relationship with the victim?

2. According to Rodriguez, what is Bol Ye'an really?

3. When Bowden approaches Borlú at Copula Hall, what does he have in his hand?

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

5. What does Borlú find inside the library book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Borlú learn from Buidze?

2. Who killed Geary and why?

3. What information does Borlú get from Dahar Jaris?

4. What plan does Borlú make regarding Rodriguez?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At one point in the novel, Borlú remarks that Breach is “a statement of both crime and identity” Analyze how the concept of Breach influences the character of Borlú as well as the novel’s plot and themes.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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.

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