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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. After investigators find the van that transported the victim, they discover what inside?
(a) A lot of junk.
(b) Boxes of books.
(c) Rolls of carpet.
(d) Cans of paint.

2. What is the name of the dig on which the victim worked?
(a) Bol Ye'an.
(b) Yol Ba'en.
(c) Sol Je'an.
(d) Jol Sa'en.

3. According to the lawyer for the True Citizens, for whom was Geary working?
(a) Orciny.
(b) Breach.
(c) Ul Qoma.
(d) Beszel.

4. What surprises Dhatt about the case?
(a) That the victim was so well liked.
(b) That the victim had so many enemies.
(c) That the murderer had not already been caught.
(d) That Breach had not been invoked.

5. Why does Borlú's boss tell him to avoid complicating the case any further?
(a) Because he wants to put Borlú on another case.
(b) Because he does not care about the death of a prostitute.
(c) Because he has too many cases to handle right now.
(d) Because he believes Breach will soon take control of the case.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the pathologist?

2. According to information Borlú has received, the victim was studying what?

3. What is the name of Geary's best friend?

4. What must Borlú do before working in Ul Qoma?

5. What is the name of the Ul Qoman detective working with Borlú?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Harkad Gosz and what does Borlú learn from him?

2. Upon speaking with Khurusch for a second time, what information do Borlú and Corwi learn?

3. Who is Pall Drodin and what does he tell Borlú about the victim?

4. What is the real identity of the victim? What is known about her?

5. How does Corwi disagree with the initial theory of the murder?

6. What does the informant tell Borlú about the victim?

7. Describe the discovery of the victim at the beginning of the novel.

8. Who is Khurusch and where was he on the night of the murder?

9. In calling Borlú, what crime has the informant committed? Why?

10. Why does Gadlem tell Borlú about complicating the case?

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