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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. How does the relationship between Liz and Leamas change after they've known each other for a little while?
(a) They become lovers.
(b) They hate each other.
(c) Liz tells Leamas she can't tutor him anymore.
(d) Liz hires Leamas to teach other people.

2. What is Liz Gold's relationship to Leamas when they first meet?
(a) They are coworkers.
(b) Liz is Leamas' nurse.
(c) Liz is teaching Leamas how to speak Russian.
(d) Liz is teaching Leamas how to read.

3. What does Liz buy for Leamas when she finds him in his apartment?
(a) Poison.
(b) Food and medicine.
(c) Books to read.
(d) Medical care.

4. For how many days is Leamas sick while Liz nurses him back to health?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

5. What country has Leamas NOT lived in?
(a) Britain.
(b) Holland.
(c) Norway.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Miss Crail talk to on the phone most of the time?

2. Who are the Vopos?

3. Which of the following is the best description of Leamas' appearance after he leaves British intelligence?

4. While Leamas is in prison, who comes to visit Liz?

5. What cover job does Kiever offer Leamas?

Short Essay Questions

1. Does Leamas' personal life seem in conflict or in line with his professional life? Why?

2. In Chapter 3, is Leamas the spy the same person as Leamas the public man? Why or why not?

3. What do Leamas' interactions with other people in Chapter 2 tell the reader about his character?

4. Describe the choice Leamas makes in Chapter 3 about who he hangs out with. Why does he make that choice.

5. Why does Leamas refuse to believe that there could have been a spy in East Germany that he didn't know about?

6. What logistics does Kiever have covered at the end of Chapter 7?

7. In Chapter 5, why does Leamas tell Liz to leave and never come back?

8. When Leamas and Liz first meet, is Leamas interested or disinterested in Liz? Given an example from the text to support your answer.

9. In Chapter 12, what does Leamas remember about Controls' advice regarding Fiedler?

10. What helps Leamas the most in his creation of a public persona in Chapter 3? How does it help him?

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