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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What recipe concludes Chapter 20?
(a) "Pytt i Panna."
(b) "Gable's Proper French Omelet."
(c) "Nate's Veal Picatta."
(d) "Pelmeni Dumplings."

2. Where did Mel Filippo lead her blinded agent from by the hand, according to the narrator in Chapter 33?
(a) Chelobityevo.
(b) Malenkovskaya Ulitsa.
(c) Basmanny.
(d) Brasov.

3. What word from Chapter 24 refers to an assistant or follower?
(a) Debutante.
(b) Detractor.
(c) Emmissary.
(d) Acolyte.

4. 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 Vorobey.
(c) The Bulochki.
(d) The Tokmach.

5. How is the weather described on the evening of the swap in Chapter 42?
(a) Foggy.
(b) Crisp.
(c) Sunny.
(d) Snowy.

6. For whom did Clio Bavisotto play Chopin while her husband cracked a safe upstairs?
(a) Bush.
(b) Tito.
(c) Putin.
(d) Clinton.

7. How much money does Volontov give to Bullard as a "downpayment" for the manual until they can verify its authenticity in Chapter 20?
(a) $5,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $40,000.
(d) $10,000.

8. What country is connected to Russia by way of the bridge in the photos presented by Benford in Chapter 40?
(a) Estonia.
(b) Latvia.
(c) Lithuania.
(d) Turkey.

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

10. What code name does MARBLE use when describing the Russian mole within the American government in Chapter 23?
(a) DIVA.
(b) SWAN.
(c) UNSUB.
(d) VERONICA.

11. What recipe concludes Chapter 32?
(a) "Fori Imperiale's Spaghetti alla Bottarga."
(b) "Gable's Proper French Omelet."
(c) "Gable's Cheese Fondue."
(d) "Sophie's Vinaigrette."

12. When does Gable tell Dominika they would see her again as they set out for the swap on the bridge in Chapter 42?
(a) Two months.
(b) Six months.
(c) Six years.
(d) Four months.

13. When was the DNA Fingerprint Act enacted that is described in Chapter 34?
(a) 1989.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2005.
(d) 1999.

14. Where has Nate been reassigned in Chapter 22?
(a) The North American Ops Desk.
(b) The South African Ops Desk.
(c) The Central Eurasia/Russian Ops Desk.
(d) The Northern African Ops Desk.

15. Who was Nate's hand-to-hand combat instructor that he recalls in Chapter 25?
(a) Mark.
(b) Brian.
(c) Carl.
(d) John.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do two CIA agents locate Golov waiting in a lobby in Chapter 33?

2. Who orders Nate to get into the van when he appears on the bridge unexpectedly in Chapter 42?

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

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

5. What word in Chapter 29 refers to "hot cheese pancakes with sour cream" (336)?

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