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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. Dr. Hasselbacher is upset because:

2. What is the purpose of the Charles Lamb books?

3. Wormold invents his sub-agents by:

4. What does the Englishman reply when Wormold asks if he has decided on a vacuum cleaner?

5. In Santiago, Wormold is:

Short Essay Questions

1. What word is Mr. Wormold worried about with his vacuum cleaner business?

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

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

4. What indicates that Wormold didn't know what he was getting into when he accepted money from Hawthorne?

5. What does Wormold learn when he picks up his first cable at the Consulate?

6. Why does Hawthorne agree to have the Secret Service pay for Wormold's Country Club membership?

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

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

9. 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?

10. How does Wormold lose Hasselbacher to keep his appointment with Hawthorne?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Do you think that Wormold was creative in his handling of the intelligence reports? Why didn't the experts catch the sketches of the vacuum cleaner parts? Do you think that this kind of situation could really happen?

Essay Topic 2

What is your opinion of the novel? Does it seem probable to you? Would you recommend the book to others? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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