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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. Where do Smiley and Max go to talk?

2. What method of transportation does Smiley take to see Ann?

3. Whose voice comes on the duty officer's radio once music stops?

4. What street does Smiley live on?

5. What is Steve's last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Haydon say he had an affair with Ann?

2. Why does Smiley find it odd that Jim does not back of the Brno mission?

3. Describe the letter Haydon writes to Fanshawe.

4. What does Smiley tell Toby at the safe house is the only thing he wants to know about?

5. Why does Smiley tell Lacon that it would be unwise to meet at his room in Whitehall?

6. What does Jim do when he sees Smiley at Thursgood's?

7. Why does Smiley tell Sercombe they must stop the negotiations with the Americans about the secret annex on Witchcraft?

8. After Jim is caught, what does he plan to tell his interrogators?

9. What is the code that Jim and Control worked out to figure out who the mole is?

10. Why does Smiley think it is odd that Haydon said he did not know about Jim being shot?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the character Bill Roach. Why do you think he plays such a large role in Jim's part of the story? What does he represent? Do you think it is important that he share a first name with Haydon?

Essay Topic 2

Explore the use of mystery in the novel. What techniques does the author use to create a mystery for his reader? Why do you think the author keeps the identity of the mole a secret from the reader as long as if is unknown to Smiley? Do you notice any clues to the reader about who the mole is?

Essay Topic 3

What role does Peter Guilliam play in the story? How does he help Smiley find the moles? What does it signify that he does everything Smiley tells him to do, including breaching procedures? Do you think it is important that his father was a spy for the British?

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