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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 40 - 42.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Approximately how old is MARBLE said to be in Chapter 1?
(a) In his sixties.
(b) In his seventies.
(c) In his fifties.
(d) In his forties.

2. Who is described as the Assistant Trade Minister of the Canadian delegation in Chapter 12?
(a) Sonya Moroyeva.
(b) Anthony Trunk.
(c) Alexei Zyuganov.
(d) Jennifer Santini.

3. Where do Volontov and Dominika hand off the yellow canvas pouch to the security man at the airport in Chapter 21?
(a) Sheremetyevo.
(b) Malenkovskaya Ulitsa.
(c) Tiilimaki.
(d) Arbat.

4. What word from Chapter 25 means unwilling to spend money or use resources?
(a) Pretentious.
(b) Parsimonious.
(c) Detractive.
(d) Pantimonious.

5. What term used in literature does the narrator use in Chapter 29 to mean something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading?
(a) Assonance.
(b) Red herring.
(c) Alliteration.
(d) Foreshadowing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the initiator of creation of the State Committee on the State of Emergency during the August Coup of 1991?

2. Where do both Nate and Dominika swim laps regularly in Chapter 10?

3. What does the word "zapiska" translate to in English (128)?

4. What color does General Korchnoi exhibit to Dominika when she meets him?

5. How many stitches does Dominika get in her leg after the battle with Matorin?

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