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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. What does Sam Collins confirm about a bank account when Smiley's team questions him?

2. Where does Smiley's wife live?

3. What does Fawn do besides act as a bodyguard?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 3, to what does Smiley devote his time at work?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 4, why will it be difficult for Smiley to run an investigation in Hong Kong?

2. How do the Tuscan villagers feel about Jerry?

3. When Smiley visits Elizabeth Worthington's parents in Part 1, Chapter 10, what does he learn about them?

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

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

6. What does the postmistress do with Jerry's telegram in Part 1, Chapter 2?

7. How is Sally Cale connected to Drake Ko?

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

9. What does Smiley learn about the staff of Indocharter after he first investigates the company?

10. What is Jerry's relationship with Smiley?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three characters that could be considered heroes in this novel. Explain how this is true and how their heroism impacts the rest of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

How does "The Honourable Schoolboy" define the word "criminal"? Explain how the definition of criminal is created in the text and what the theme of criminality means in the novel.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the theme of hidden, or double, identities in "The Honourable Schoolboy". How are these identities used? How do they help to develop the plot and the characters? What is the author saying about identity in general?

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