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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. To which of the following does the Toymaker compare himself?
(a) A warbler.
(b) A crow.
(c) A cuckoo.
(d) A raven.
2. Which of the following does Liz note contributed to the background documentation for Babylon?
(a) Edgar in Boston.
(b) Joe in Baltimore.
(c) Andrea in New York.
(d) Donovan in Philadelphia.
3. To which of the following does MacLeish equate Liz?
(a) A smoking gun.
(b) A bucking bronco.
(c) A loose cannon.
(d) A wild ox.
4. On which of the following websites is it noted that MacDonald and Anwar are connected?
(a) Bedmen.com.
(b) Funlads.scot.
(c) Fitlads.net.
(d) Search.co.uk.
5. To which of the following does Anwar compare the police officer at his mother-in-law’s house?
(a) A raven.
(b) A pigeon.
(c) A crow.
(d) A hawk.
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the following terms does MacDonald gloss as “telling spam from ham” (307)?
2. Which of the following percentages does Anwar note voted against Issyk-Kulistan’s independence?
3. The term “swithering” carries which of the following meanings in the novel?
4. Which of the following does Kemal exclude from his definition of artificial intelligence?
5. Which of the following is noted as having killed Tariq?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does MacDonald explain “steering people” (308)?
2. What reasons does the Toymaker note for determining to research steak consumption in Scotland?
3. What reason does Dorothy give for avoiding a weekday assignation with Liz (272)?
4. What reasons does Anwar give for calling Datka?
5. What reasons does Liz cite for consultants seeking to reduce the presence of police officers in the field?
6. What warnings does MacDonald tacitly offer Liz and Kemal about ATHENA?
7. What reasons does Anwar note for pitying his fellow inmates in Saughton (186)?
8. How does the Toymaker outfit himself for his date with Dorothy?
9. What factors are noted in the decline of higher education prior to the novel?
10. How does the Gnome characterize the economic scheme of Issyk-Kulistan?
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