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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. After the member of the Oversight Committee behind the conspiracy is shot and killed, what does Borlú realize?

2. What is the Illitan phrase written on the package sent to Bol Ye'an?

3. Where did Borlú first see the sniper?

4. When Bowden approaches Borlú at Copula Hall, what does he have in his hand?

5. What does Borlú convince Rodriguez to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Borlú fire at a man? What happens when he does?

2. What information does Rodriguez give Borlú regarding Geary?

3. What does Ashil believe about the origin of the accident? What does Borlú believe about it?

4. What crime has Borlú committed? How did he commit this act?

5. What are dissensi?

6. How does Borlú walk through the city while out with Ashil?

7. What information does Borlú learn about the CEO of Sear and Core?

8. After speaking with Buidze, what hypothesis does Borlú develop?

9. Who killed Geary and why?

10. What does Borlú learn while inside David Bowden's apartment?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel. How does the novel’s title reflect the settings, conflicts, and themes?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the women in Borlú’s life: Corwi, Bizyana, and Sariska. Does he love any of them? If so, which? How does Borlú’s relationship with women mirror his life in Beszel?

Essay Topic 3

Seeing (and, by contrast) “unseeing” are both essential concepts to the novel. Explain how these concepts are necessary to daily life and how they influence the novel’s themes.

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