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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the term "grubaya oshibka" translated to in Chapter 37 (414)?
(a) Love.
(b) Woman.
(c) Blunder.
(d) Chicken.

2. What color hair does Jennifer Santini have?
(a) Brunette.
(b) Blonde.
(c) Red.
(d) Gray.

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

4. What musical instrument does Nina play in Chapter 21?
(a) French horn.
(b) Violin.
(c) Guitar.
(d) Piano.

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

6. What is the Neo-Baroque All-Russia Insurance Company building in Moscow that Benford has a photograph of on his office wall?
(a) The Lubyanka.
(b) The Bulochki.
(c) The Tokmach.
(d) The Vorobey.

7. Who orders Nate to get into the van when he appears on the bridge unexpectedly in Chapter 42?
(a) Stephanie Boucher.
(b) Vanya Egorov.
(c) Gable.
(d) Benford.

8. To what prison is Dominika taken in Chapter 21?
(a) Lefortovo.
(b) Arbat.
(c) Khamovniki.
(d) Chelobityevo.

9. At what bed and breakfast do Nate and Benford stay while investigating the Electric Boat Shipyard?
(a) The White Horse Tavern.
(b) The Queen Elizabeth Inn.
(c) The Gable Bed and Breakfast.
(d) The White Roof Inn.

10. 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) Foreshadowing.
(b) Alliteration.
(c) Red herring.
(d) Assonance.

11. Where do two CIA agents locate Golov waiting in a lobby in Chapter 33?
(a) The Tabard Inn.
(b) The Hotel Paris.
(c) The White Roof Inn.
(d) The Four Seasons.

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 folded newspaper.
(c) In a magazine.
(d) In a false bottom of a briefcase.

13. What river is featured in the photographs presented by Benford in Chapter 40?
(a) The Narva River.
(b) The Shasta River.
(c) The Trinity River.
(d) The Nile River.

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

15. Where are the closed sessions of the SSCI to discuss "intelligence matters" held in Chapter 29?
(a) The Homer Valley Center.
(b) The Offices of the United Nations.
(c) The White River Office Building.
(d) The Hart Senate Office Building.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do the Orions gather for an Early Bird Dinner Special before the start of their evening in Chapter 33?

2. Where do Volontov and Dominika hand off the yellow canvas pouch to the security man at the airport in Chapter 21?

3. What object is the last thing described on the bridge in Chapter 42?

4. For how long does Korchnoi say he was married in Chapter 30?

5. What code name does MARBLE use when describing the Russian mole within the American government in Chapter 23?

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