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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. For how long does Korchnoi say he was married in Chapter 30?
(a) 26 years.
(b) 16 years.
(c) 30 years.
(d) 23 years.

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

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

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

6. What recipe concludes Chapter 24?
(a) "Gable's Proper French Omelet."
(b) "Caviar Torte."
(c) "Sophie's Vinaigrette."
(d) "Gable's Cheese Fondue."

7. What recipe concludes Chapter 40?
(a) "Old Lady's Beet Soup."
(b) "Shrimp Yiouvetsi."
(c) "Estonian Beet Salad--Rosolje."
(d) "Pelmeni Dumplings."

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

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

10. What mountain hovers over Zografos?
(a) Mount Matterhorn.
(b) Mont Blanc.
(c) Mount Elbrus.
(d) Mount Ymittos.

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

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

13. Who gives Volontov an award for the operation with Bullard in Chapter 21?
(a) Lyudmila Tsukanova.
(b) Anatoly Golov.
(c) Vladimir Kryuchkov.
(d) Vladimir Putin.

14. What disguise does Forsyth wear when he comes to see Dominika and Nate in the safe house in Chapter 37?
(a) A gray wig and a blue and white sweatsuit.
(b) Wire-rimmed glasses and a paste-on goatee.
(c) A hooded jacket and a blond wig.
(d) A woman's wig and clothing.

15. What recipe concludes Chapter 38?
(a) "Pasta alla Mollica (Anchovy Salsa)."
(b) "Sophie's Vinaigrette."
(c) "Gable's Cheese Fondue."
(d) "Pelmeni Dumplings."

Short Answer Questions

1. At what hotel does the swap take place in Chapter 20?

2. Who is shot on the bridge in Chapter 42?

3. By what nickname is Socrates Burbank referred to among the Orions?

4. What is the term "grubaya oshibka" translated to in Chapter 37 (414)?

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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