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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the psychology instructor Mikhail said to be in Chapter 6?
(a) 62.
(b) 32.
(c) 55.
(d) 45.

2. Who is the CIA's chief of station that lectures Nate in Chapter 2?
(a) Gordon Gondorf.
(b) Dimitri Ustinov.
(c) Vladimir Kryuchkov.
(d) Anatoly Golov.

3. What word from Chapter 2 refers to a very rich business leader with a great deal of political influence?
(a) Dictator.
(b) Eglagarch.
(c) Oligarch.
(d) Epistle.

4. What is used to kill Marta in Chapter 15?
(a) A gun.
(b) A baseball bat.
(c) A knife.
(d) A rope.

5. 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) Painting.
(b) Math class.
(c) Army training.
(d) Ballet school.

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

7. 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.

8. What kind of tablet does Dominika pop before seducing Ustinov in Chapter 4?
(a) Mescaline.
(b) Benzedrine.
(c) Cocaine.
(d) Ecstacy.

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

10. How was Matorin injured while serving in Afghanistan?
(a) His left leg was blown off.
(b) His left arm was blown off.
(c) He was blinded in both eyes.
(d) He was blinded in his right eye.

11. What are the elderly agents' codenames that work on Dominika's case in Chapter 11?
(a) UNSUB and SWAN.
(b) LOUISA and MARCOS.
(c) JACK and DIANE.
(d) ARCHIE and VERONICA.

12. What are the names of Dominika Egorova's parents?
(a) Nina and Vassily.
(b) Anatoly and Sonya.
(c) Anna and Peter.
(d) Elwood and Lyudmila.

13. What is the name of Jaana's husband?
(a) Walter.
(b) James.
(c) Marcus.
(d) Philip.

14. What recipe concludes Chapter 18?
(a) "Pytt i Panna."
(b) "Pelmeni Dumplings."
(c) "Ustinov's Rustic Pate."
(d) "Gable's Cheese Fondue."

15. What word does Nate use in Chapter 16 to describe "The whole national myth--the Motherland, the soil, the hymns, chasing Nazis across the steppes" (204)?
(a) Rodina.
(b) Patriotism.
(c) Communism.
(d) Nationalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the changeover from KGB to SVR occur?

2. What does the word "nadziratel" translate to in English (168)?

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

4. Who is described as the Assistant Trade Minister of the Canadian delegation in Chapter 12?

5. What aura does Dominika sense around the CIA Director when she meets him in Chapter 18?

(see the answer keys)

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