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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. How long does the Gnome note Issyk-Kulistan has been independent when he approaches Anwar about becoming an honorary consul for that nation?
2. Which of the following prices does Bibi note the Issyk-Kulistan bread mix samples fetch at sale?
3. Which of the following does Christie keep in his suitcase?
4. The comment that it would be better to replace operations “than to try to nurse the emphysemic mafia hold-over out of its intensive care bed and back into a wheelchair” (73) offers an example of which of the following?
5. The comment that “Her hands are balled up into fists like walnuts, small and hard as wooden clubs” (137) offers an example of which of the following?
Short Essay Questions
1. What reasons does Christie give for avoiding his medications?
2. What justifications does Anwar give for frequenting pubs?
3. What materials does Anwar note receiving to commence his consular duties?
4. How does Christie plan to leave his identity behind?
5. What reasons does Liz cite for having been working the control center instead of supervising the Rule 34 unit (4)?
6. What reasons does Anwar cite calling himself “a lucky man in many respects” (92)?
7. What does Liz note as “the problem with being on the Rule 34 squad” (44)?
8. How is CopSpace initially described in the novel?
9. What reason does the Gnome give for calling Scotland a “play-state” (21)?
10. What reasons does the Toymaker give for avoiding travel by plane?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
At several points, the comment “Keep taking the happy pills, Liz. It’s better than the alternative” emerges. What significance does it have in the novel? How is that significance borne out?
Essay Topic 2
Liz early on shows a propensity towards assigning nicknames to her colleagues. Select one such nickname; explicate its significance.
Essay Topic 3
Anwar notes his phone translating a Russian-language phrase as “impact in ten minutes” (23). What narrative effect does the translation have? How is that effect achieved?
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