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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 Wormold collect?

2. In Havana, Wormold receives a panicky phone call from:

3. Wormold finds that Milly wants to:

4. What task does Wormold refuse to do:

5. What does the Chief want?

Short Essay Questions

1. When talking to Milly later that night, what advice does Wormold give her?

2. Milly is a devout Catholic, Womold isn't. Why does he raise her as Catholic?

3. Why is Wormold questioned by the police in Santiago?

4. What does Mr. Wormold find when he enters his vacuum cleaner shop?

5. How are Wormold's reports received in London?

6. When Wormold learns that Milly wants a horse for her birthday, what two facts does he find disturbing?

7. Why doesn't Wormold feel up to his morning daiquiri with Hasselbacher?

8. How does Wormold keep Beatrice from finding his agents?

9. What does Wormold learn about the Englishman who had been in his shop?

10. There is a scene at the Tropicana during Milly's party when a woman squirts Captain Segura with seltzer water. What does Wormold find out from the woman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

London is so impressed with Wormold's information that they send him a secretary and radio operator. How does this interfere with Wormold's plans? How does he adapt his work routine? What problems did they have?

Essay Topic 2

Hawthorne apparently checked out Wormold before recruiting him, but when discussing him with his Chief, he said he was uncertain about Wormold. In what way does Hawthorne press the responsibility to his Chief? In what way does Hawthorne pass the responsibility to her Chief? Do you think he had to know his Chief rather well in order to do this?

Essay Topic 3

There are some humorous scenes in the book, like the giant vacuum cleaner. In some ways, the whole deception of Wormold's is humorous. When you think of your overall impression of the book, does the word humorous come to mind? Why or why not? Explain.

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