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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. Why does Wormold at first say no to Milly's request for a horse?

2. Dr. Hasselbacher is upset because:

3. What does Wormold learn at the bank?

4. How long is Wormold in Santiago?

5. Wormold finds the Englishman works for the:

Short Essay Questions

1. What warning is contained in the cables from London?

2. Wormold sends a list of three names who are his sub-agents. Where does he obtain the names from?

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

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

5. What happens when Wormold is on his way to meet Hawthorne?

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

7. How does Wormold get the British to pay for his yearly trip to visit retailers?

8. Why does a nervous and excited Hasselbacher call Wormold and tell him to come over to his home?

9. What does Wormold do in response to his anger over what was done to Hasselbacher?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Wormold more or less stumbles into intelligence work not knowing what was expected of him or that it could be dangerous. At what point does he begin to realize the dangers? What precautions does he take? Does Beatrice have anything to do with it?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Hawthorne recruits Wormold for intelligence work. Explain how. How did Hawthorne know that Wormold wouldn't refuse? What did Wormold's financial situation have to do with his recruitment?

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