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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. After losing consciousness, how does Borlú describe the people he sees when he wakes up?

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

3. When within the Breach, Borlú is to be known as what?

4. What does Borlú believe about the accident?

5. What is Bowden carrying when Borlú finds him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Borlú and Dhatt attempt to get Rodriguez out of Ul Qoma?

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

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

4. What information does Borlú learn from Buidze?

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

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

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

8. What video footage is Borlú shown?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

At the end of the novel, Ashil tells Borlú that “[v]olunteering’s an early and strong indication that you’re not suited.” What does he mean by this? For what is Borlú suited? How does Ashil know Borlú is suited?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the surrender of David Bowden at the end of the novel. Why does he surrender? How does his surrender reflect the larger themes at play in the novel?

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