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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. What is Leamas' next mission once he returns to London?
(a) To bring down Mundt.
(b) To spy on the Americans.
(c) To train new British spies.
(d) To spy on the Russians.

2. In Chapter 12, what does Fiedler ask Leamas about?
(a) His secret passwords and spy gadgets.
(b) Control.
(c) Liz.
(d) Rolling Stone.

3. Who are the Vopos?
(a) American border guards.
(b) East German spies.
(c) German border guards.
(d) West German spies.

4. What is the name of the hotel that Leamas stays in in Holland?
(a) The Eiffel Tower Hotel & Spa.
(b) A dirty, no-name hotel.
(c) Le Mirage.
(d) The Ritz Carlton.

5. Where is Leamas' next mission once he returns to London after meeting with Control in Chapter 2?
(a) Also in London.
(b) East Berlin.
(c) West Berlin.
(d) America.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the purpose of the secret mission Leamas reveals to Peters while being interrogated at the Hague?

2. What does Peters bring with him when he returns to see Leamas in Chapter 10?

3. How does Elvira cross the German border?

4. What people does Control tell Leamas to look up before starting his new mission?

5. Who comes to the German border first in chapter 1?

Short Essay Questions

1. How much information does Leamas give Liz about his profession?

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

3. How does Leamas react to what happens when Karl tries to cross the border in Chapter 1?

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

5. What reaction does Liz have to George Smiley's visit?

6. How does Leamas react to Liz's secret? Why?

7. In Chapter 10, what is the character of Liz Gold beginning to represent?

8. How might the relationship between Miss Crail and Leamas be described? What makes it that way?

9. What does Peter suggest about the money that Leamas was bringing to Scandinavian countries during Rolling Stone?

10. Leamas sees something when he leaves Liz's apartment after spending the night for the first time. What does it tell Leamas?

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