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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Front Matter and Part One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following does Anwar note is his rate of pay for his work at the consulate?
(a) 1,000 euros biweekly.
(b) 1,000 euros per week.
(c) 1,000 euros per month.
(d) 1,000 euros per day.

2. Which of the following does Anwar suspect he has been handed by an ostensible trade delegation from Issyk-Kulistan?
(a) Methamphetamine.
(b) Marijuana.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Heroin.

3. The comment that the Gnome is “Bent as a seven-bob note” (20) offers an example of which of the following?
(a) Simile.
(b) Conceit.
(c) Metaphor.
(d) Analogy.

4. Blair is revealed to have been on which of the following drugs?
(a) Tipranavir.
(b) Nelfinavir.
(c) Ritonavir.
(d) Saquinavir.

5. Which of the following databases does Liz note needing to initialize regarding Blair’s death?
(a) HOLMES.
(b) ATHENA.
(c) POIROT.
(d) MARPLE.

Short Answer Questions

1. To which of the following is the novel dedicated?

2. Which of the following accents is ascribed to McDougall?

3. Who says the phrase, “You realized it was a shoo-in when you clocked you were the only candidate they’d bothered to fly out for the interview” (27)?

4. Which of the following is noted in the novel as “the oldest human science” (65)?

5. Which of the following accents is ascribed to the Gnome?

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