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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) Woman.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Blunder.
(d) Love.

2. What does "LNU" mean in the context of the novel (285)?
(a) Loud noise use.
(b) Location not understood.
(c) Least notable undertaker.
(d) Last name unknown.

3. What recipe concludes Chapter Chapter 34?
(a) "Benford's Thai Chicken Salad."
(b) "Fori Imperiale's Spaghetti alla Bottarga."
(c) "Pelmeni Dumplings."
(d) "Pytt i Panna."

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

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

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

7. What color cloud suffuses the air around Volontov's head when he requests a summary translation of Bullard's manual in Chapter 21?
(a) Sun yellow.
(b) Bright green.
(c) Dark orange.
(d) Dark blue.

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

9. What is the word "obman" translated to in English in Chapter 37 (413)?
(a) Love.
(b) Meaning.
(c) Trust.
(d) Deception.

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

11. What pop singer do neither Alice nor Nate know of that Benford mentions in Chapter 29?
(a) Chrissy Hynde.
(b) Michael Jackson.
(c) Paul McCartney.
(d) Pat Benatar.

12. At what hotel does the swap take place in Chapter 20?
(a) The Hotel Amsterdam.
(b) The White Horse Inn.
(c) The Kämp Hotel.
(d) The Four Seasons.

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

14. Who is shot on the bridge in Chapter 42?
(a) Nate.
(b) Gable.
(c) Korchnoi.
(d) Stephanie Boucher.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What river is featured in the photographs presented by Benford in Chapter 40?

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

4. Where is the hotel room where Dominika goes back to shower in Chapter 37?

5. What recipe concludes Chapter 38?

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