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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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) Turkey.
(d) Lithuania.

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

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) Dark orange.
(b) Dark blue.
(c) Bright green.
(d) Sun yellow.

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

9. 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.

10. How many stitches does Dominika get in her leg after the battle with Matorin?
(a) 60.
(b) 20.
(c) 30.
(d) 25.

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

12. About how old is Jennifer Santini described as being in Chapter 25?
(a) Late 30s.
(b) Late 40s.
(c) Early 50s.
(d) Late 50s.

13. Where does John Paul Bullard work?
(a) The National Communications Service.
(b) The U.S. Senate.
(c) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
(d) The Central Intelligence Agency.

14. What does "COD" represent in the novel?
(a) Cultural Observaion Division.
(b) Computer Ops Division.
(c) Creative Operations Division.
(d) Culinary Orders Division.

15. What word in Chapter 29 refers to "hot cheese pancakes with sour cream" (336)?
(a) Krolik.
(b) Sirniki.
(c) Tokmach.
(d) Vorobey.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What disguise does Forsyth wear when he comes to see Dominika and Nate in the safe house in Chapter 37?

3. Who gives Volontov an award for the operation with Bullard in Chapter 21?

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

5. Who is the only person that has the ability to give the go-ahead for the FBI to arrest the traitor in Chapter 20?

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