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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What noodle soup is given to the Sparrow School recruits for their first dinner?
(a) Vorobey.
(b) Mushka.
(c) Tokmach.
(d) Bulochki.

2. Where does Nate meet Dominika as she gets off the No. 4 trolley to take her to her first safe-house meeting as an agent in Chapter 17?
(a) Khamovniki.
(b) Mescha.
(c) Tiilimaki.
(d) Malenkovskaya Ulitsa.

3. What code name has Dominika been given by headquarters in Chapter 12?
(a) DIVA.
(b) VERONICA.
(c) SWAN.
(d) UNSUB.

4. In what district is Ustinov's apartment located?
(a) Mescha.
(b) Arbat.
(c) Basmanny.
(d) Khamovniki.

5. Who oversees Dominika in her assignment in Chapter 10?
(a) Maxim Volontov.
(b) Simon Delon.
(c) Dimitri Ustinov.
(d) Anatoly Golov.

6. Referring to her training at the Sparrow School, Dominika "told herself this wasn't love. This school, this mansion secluded behind walls topped with broken glass, was an engine of the state that institutionalized and dehumanized love. It didn't count, it was physical sex, it was training, like" what (92)?
(a) Army training.
(b) Painting.
(c) Math class.
(d) Ballet school.

7. How old is Dominika said to be in Chapter 5?
(a) 32.
(b) 28.
(c) 25.
(d) 27.

8. Who does Dominika reveal to be her boss to Nate in Chapter 12?
(a) Sonya Moroyeva.
(b) Alexei Zyuganov.
(c) Maxim Volontov.
(d) Jennifer Santini.

9. What does the word "zapiska" translate to in English (128)?
(a) Potato pancakes.
(b) Memorandum.
(c) Secret agent.
(d) Street.

10. What does SDR stand for?
(a) Surveillance distraction routine.
(b) Sudden disappearance route.
(c) Spy defection referendum.
(d) Surveillance detection route.

11. Where does Nate hide out after almost being hit by the car in Chapter 1?
(a) A burger joint.
(b) A cathedral.
(c) A synogogue.
(d) A soup kitchen.

12. What does Dominika note about the mirror in her room at the Sparrow School?
(a) It is a two-way mirror.
(b) It is very small.
(c) It is covered in dust.
(d) It is broken.

13. What word does "navoz" translate to in English in Chapter 9 (104)?
(a) Manure.
(b) Railroad.
(c) Rabbit.
(d) Road.

14. What recipe concludes Chapter 13?
(a) "SVR Cafeteria Chicken Kiev."
(b) "Old Lady's Beet Soup."
(c) "Nate's Veal Picatta."
(d) "Caviar Torte."

15. Who is the custodian that Dominika encounters when she goes to the file room to download files for the CIA in Chapter 17?
(a) Svet.
(b) Vanya.
(c) Mushka.
(d) Vlad.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is the SDR that Nate runs in Chapter 1?

2. What does the narrator translate the word "izmena" to in English in Chapter 12 (168)?

3. What recipe concludes Chapter 18?

4. What word is used in Chapter 5 to describe "the trained 'Sparrows' who seduced recruitment targets" (59)?

5. Where has Marta spent her evening when she arrives home in Chapter 15?

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