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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the phrase "having dirt in the mouth" mean?
(a) To live.
(b) To say dirty words.
(c) To die.
(d) To be happy.

2. Who does Khristov meet soon after learning chess?
(a) Sascha.
(b) Anna.
(c) Bella.
(d) Nikko.

3. What cities did Khristov always dream of visiting?
(a) Paris and Vienna.
(b) Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
(c) Prague and New York.
(d) Bonn and Berlin.

4. What do the spy students develop as a result of their training and the bitter cold?
(a) Joy.
(b) A constant wariness.
(c) Fatigue.
(d) Enthusiasm.

5. Who has to take photos of the Soviet tanks entering Madrid?
(a) Torres.
(b) Sascha.
(c) Andres.
(d) Avila.

6. Who is the Belgian journalist in Madrid?
(a) Torres.
(b) Andres.
(c) Khristov.
(d) Felix.

7. Who is the wealthy draftsman who has business in Tarragon and is allowed to continue to work without interruption because the government needs the funds he brings to the town?
(a) Andres.
(b) Marks.
(c) Torres.
(d) Avila.

8. What animal gets in between the legs of militia men, prompting Khristo and his brother to laugh?
(a) A goat.
(b) A dog.
(c) A chicken.
(d) A cow.

9. What kind of plane flies in low over Madrid looking for the blue light?
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) French.
(d) German.

10. What begins innocently as a code name used in caring for a stray dog?
(a) DF154.
(b) BF825.
(c) KC167.
(d) NA145.

11. What will Antipin's companion be training to become?
(a) A spy.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A writer.
(d) An artist.

12. What name does the Bulgarian militia get from wearing goose feathers in their hats?
(a) Charley's Fowl.
(b) Guessing Ganders.
(c) Mormon's Fools.
(d) Levitzky's Geese.

13. Who realizes that if he stays in Vidin he will be murdered?
(a) Anna.
(b) Khruschev.
(c) Khristo.
(d) Antipin.

14. How does Khristo escape from the house where there is a fire?
(a) Through the kitchen.
(b) Through the bedroom.
(c) Through the cellar.
(d) Through the living room.

15. What is Khristo's brother's name?
(a) Pushkin.
(b) Vladi.
(c) Sergei.
(d) Nikko.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Khristo avoid being tortured by Sascha's supervisor in Moscow?

2. Who is the informant living in Madrid that has infiltrated a few local anarchist groups?

3. What family and its descendants have owned all the property for centuries in the town in Spain that the Soviets arrive in?

4. What kind of band is Drazen in charge of that is sent by the Soviets to make strategic explosions in the city?

5. Where are the Soviets sending engineers?

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