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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following percentages does Anwar note as the unemployment rate in Issyk-Kulistan?
(a) 20%.
(b) 40%.
(c) 60%.
(d) 80%.

2. From which of the following offices does Kemal note having been dispatched?
(a) Bonn.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Barcelona.
(d) Brussels.

3. Which of the following percentages does Anwar note voted against Issyk-Kulistan’s independence?
(a) 78%.
(b) 66%.
(c) 72%.
(d) 845.

4. Which of the following does the Toymaker note was the drug tested in his clinical trial?
(a) CA93024.
(b) AL93560.
(c) PA65000.
(d) TX78028.

5. To which of the following does Anwar compare the Gnome?
(a) A fox.
(b) A hound.
(c) A wolf.
(d) A rooster.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following spans of time does Anwar note Bibi usually punishes him for being drunk?

2. In which of the following does the Toymaker note living with his uncle Albert?

3. About which of the following does Bibi rage at Anwar?

4. Which of the following does MacDonald exclude from artificial intelligence?

5. Which of the following does the Toymaker note is prevalent in Scotland?

Short Essay Questions

1. What reasons does Anwar note for pitying his fellow inmates in Saughton (186)?

2. How does MacDonald explain “steering people” (308)?

3. What reasons does Kemal give for labeling MacDonald a coward?

4. What factors are noted in the decline of higher education prior to the novel?

5. What does Liz note as a benefit of her assignment to liaise with the Interpol agent for Babylon?

6. What reasons does Anwar give for calling Datka?

7. How does Liz characterize “the besetting cognitive error of any senior officer confronted by too much data” (217)?

8. How does the Toymaker outfit himself for his date with Dorothy?

9. What warnings does MacDonald tacitly offer Liz and Kemal about ATHENA?

10. What reasons does Liz cite for consultants seeking to reduce the presence of police officers in the field?

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