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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is assigned the task of convincing DIVA to return to work for the Russians in Chapter 40?
(a) Nate.
(b) Matorin.
(c) Gable.
(d) Benford.

2. Where do the Orions gather for an Early Bird Dinner Special before the start of their evening in Chapter 33?
(a) Maryland Sizzler.
(b) Outback Steakhouse.
(c) Serrano's.
(d) Bennigan's.

3. Where is the hidden fake manual that Dominika replaces the real one with during the hotel exchanged in Chapter 20?
(a) In the kickplate of the vanity.
(b) In the compartment behind the toilet.
(c) In the light cover.
(d) In a slat on the ceiling.

4. Who tells Nate that Dominika did not knowingly betray Korchnoi in Chapter 40?
(a) Benford.
(b) Forsyth.
(c) Delon.
(d) Gable.

5. What does the word "krysa" translate to in English (341)?
(a) Man.
(b) Potato.
(c) Rat.
(d) Woman.

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

7. Where does Putin insist Dominica be sent in Chapter 34?
(a) Paris.
(b) Damascus.
(c) Helsinki.
(d) Athens.

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

9. What is described as "the Year of the Spy" in Chapter 25 (290)?
(a) 1990.
(b) 1988.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1985.

10. In a particular SDR from Chapter 33, Golov makes it appear that what location is his destination?
(a) Mt. Shasta.
(b) Mt. Vesuvius.
(c) Mt. Vernon.
(d) Mt. Lawrence.

11. What does the nickname acronym "FROG" refer to?
(a) French Regional Ops Group.
(b) Focus Regional Ops Group.
(c) First Regional Ops Group.
(d) Fraudulent Regional Ops Group.

12. Where has Volontov instructed Dominika to place the manual he pays for from Bullard?
(a) In a strap on her waist.
(b) In a magazine.
(c) In a folded newspaper.
(d) In a false bottom of a briefcase.

13. Where is the Electric Boat Shipyard located?
(a) Groton, Connecticut.
(b) Portland, Maine.
(c) Rockville, Massachusetts.
(d) Hampton, Maine.

14. Who does Zyuganov summon to his office in the end of Chapter 30?
(a) Matorin.
(b) Nate.
(c) Benford.
(d) Gable.

15. How do Nate and Benford travel to the area of the Electric Boat Shipyard in Chapter 25?
(a) By train.
(b) By bus.
(c) By car.
(d) By plane.

Short Answer Questions

1. For how many years does Nate say MARBLE has been spying for the U.S. in Chapter 24?

2. For whom did Clio Bavisotto play Chopin while her husband cracked a safe upstairs?

3. Whom does Forsyth blame for the too-quick arrest of Bullard in Chapter 20?

4. What Russian word in Chapter 29 refers to a household goblin?

5. When Matorin enters the hotel room in Chapter 37, the narrator says that "He spoke Russian that sounded like" what (405)?

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