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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 does Smiley do with the agents in Hong Kong?
(a) Pulls them in.
(b) Gives them new jobs.
(c) Offers them early retirement.
(d) Fires them.

2. Who develops Jerry's film from the Hong Kong bank?
(a) He does it himself.
(b) A local photographer.
(c) Craw.
(d) Frost.

3. Who does Jerry spend the weekend with in Part 1, Chapter 5?
(a) His brother.
(b) His stepmother.
(c) His father.
(d) His cousin.

4. What is Craw most interested in asking Phoebe about when they go out to dinner in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Jerry's personal life.
(b) Phoebe's work history.
(c) Drake Ko's mistress.
(d) Liese Worth's job.

5. Why do people call Jerry the "Honourable Schoolboy"?
(a) Because he looks younger than he is.
(b) Because he supports the education system.
(c) Because of the books he carries.
(d) Because he always tells the truth.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends Jerry to report on Hong Kong?

2. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 4, where does Smiley want to send an agent?

3. Who is the first to have their High Haven story published?

4. Who used to live where Jerry moves in Hong Kong?

5. Who does Smiley think he sees in his wife's house in Part 1, Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jerry want a job with a London newspaper?

2. What happens after Jerry's father dies?

3. How do the Tuscan villagers feel about Jerry?

4. When Smiley visits the Worthingtons in Part 1, Chapter 10, what does he read in their letters?

5. Why do the journalists visit High Haven in Part 1, Chapter 1?

6. How does Craw feel about Phoebe's spy work?

7. What does Jerry learn about Drake Ko from the newspaper?

8. What does Smiley learn about Drake Ko from "Who's Who"?

9. What does Smiley do when he moves into his new office in Part 1, Chapter 3?

10. What does Jerry do after receiving his telegram in Part 1, Chapter 2?

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