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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Lisa and the children depart on Palm Sunday, Frank gets a call from which division within the Ministry of Defense?

2. Why does the train make a half-hour stop in Mozhaisk before it proceeds toward Berlin?

3. While Charlie is out with Bernov and Kuriatin in the latter's Wolseley car, Frank receives what at his office?

4. On what night at the dacha is Dolly awakened by the slight noise of a door opening?

5. What does Frank do when he spots Lisa and the children across the square on Palm Sunday?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Between Chapters 9 and 10, the readers get a good view of the wife of the English chaplain. How does the author expose Mrs. Graham's interest in the matters of everyone within Moscow's English community? In what way does she reflect Mrs. Graham's level of honesty with Frank in their discussion about Miss Kinsman and her recommending her for the possible position as the Reid governess?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Frank so concerned that the break-in to Reid Press might become a major security matter, when he had considered taking the police with him to investigate the night before? How skillful is Frank in preventing the burglary from escalating to that level? What are Frank's aims?

Essay Topic 3

What is the interesting juxtaposition Chapter 16 reflects between traditions under which Reid Press has been operating, and the urgings of Bernov, the modern cost accountant? Explain the contrasts.

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