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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 name does the Bulgarian militia get from wearing goose feathers in their hats?

2. Of what origin are the two clerks who come to help the wealthy draftsman that has business in Tarragon?

3. Who does Khristov meet soon after learning chess?

4. While they are on guard duty, who do the resistance workers see attacking the city of Madrid?

5. What city streets does Khristov explore with Sascha in the snow?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Faye do when she sees the blue light lantern?

2. What is the significance of the code BF 825?

3. How does Khristo and his friends in Madrid escape Matsaev but get captured?

4. How do the military officers respond when Nikko and Khristo laughing at them?

5. How does Khristo prove that he is a spy to Sascha?

6. How is Faye described in Chapter 2?

7. Why is Khristo frustrated with Lubin, his new partner?

8. Who is the Aguilar family and why are they under house arrest?

9. How do the Soviets discover Kulic's merciful act and what happens to him subsequently?

10. Why does Khristo decide to leave Vidin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 2

Both Khristov and Robert are important characters that influence each other and Soviet spy operations.

Part 1) Compare Khristov to Robert. How are these two characters similar and how are they different?

Part 2) What psychological purpose or insight does Khristov offer? Elaborate on this.

Part 3) Robert offers revealing intelligence that is used later by Soviet agents. What is implied in this choice?

Essay Topic 3

Furst describes murder in numerous instances. Who dies? What is stolen? Who is affected? How does this change the course of the narrative? What action occurs subsequently as a direct result?

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