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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. Verloc do following the Red Committee meeting before going to bed?
(a) Takes a bath.
(b) Washes the dinner dishes.
(c) Takes his daily walk to the Hampton Lake and back.
(d) Extinguishes the lights.

2. What does Mr. Verloc plan to do if he stops receiving monthly paychecks from the embassy?
(a) Mr. Verloc has nothing to worry about because he has plans that he has total confidence in.
(b) Mr. Verloc has begun making plans, but does not have complete faith in them as yet.
(c) Mr. Verloc is very worried, as he does not know what to do yet.
(d) Mr. Verloc is unconcerned and has no definite plans at this point.

3. What causes Stevie extreme difficulty in maintaining a job?
(a) Stevie is defiant and refuses to follow directions.
(b) Other people's view of Stevie.
(c) Stevie is unable to complete designated tasks
(d) Stevie is lazy and often shows up late for work.

4. The Secret Agent is a novel centered on the attempt in 1894 to destroy what?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) The Greenwich Observatory.
(c) Trafalgar Square.
(d) The London Bridge.

5. Red Committee member Ossipon expresses what opinion regarding the state of social ills?
(a) Constant financial undermining of the poor is the answer.
(b) World war, not peace, is the answer, and the European Alliance Treaty Organization is useless.
(c) Emotion, not education, is the answer, and action needs to be taken.
(d) Agitation in Third World nations is an aid.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which nation is Mr. Vladimir an agent for?

2. How does Mr. Verloc feel about the opinions expressed by his friends during their Red Committee meeting at his home?

3. What is Winnie's attitude toward Stevie?

4. What does Mr. Verloc's shop display to draw in customers?

5. What is Stevie's reaction upon hearing the Red Committee discussion that took place in the Verloc residence regarding social reform?

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