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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Orest Javorsky emplace polystyrene tree stumps packed with electronics in the snow to listen for the midnight rumble of Soviet armor, according to the narrator in Chapter 33?
(a) The Fulda Gap.
(b) Chelobityevo.
(c) Khamovniki.
(d) Malenkovskaya Ulitsa.

2. For how many years does Nate say MARBLE has been spying for the U.S. in Chapter 24?
(a) 14 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 22 years.

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

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

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

6. In what department does Santini work at the Electric Boat Shipyard?
(a) Electrical development.
(b) Suppy and procurement.
(c) Weaponry and arms.
(d) Sales and marketing.

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

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

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

10. In a particular SDR from Chapter 33, Golov makes it appear that what location is his destination?
(a) Mt. Vesuvius.
(b) Mt. Vernon.
(c) Mt. Lawrence.
(d) Mt. Shasta.

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

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

13. Who kills Zyuganov's thugs in Chapter 41?
(a) Vanya Egorov.
(b) Dominika.
(c) Stephanie Boucher.
(d) Nate.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who "recruited a Vietcong general in Hanoi under the noses of a twenty-person surveillance team," according to the narrator in Chapter 33 (369)?

2. How is the weather described on the evening of the swap in Chapter 42?

3. What does "COD" represent in the novel?

4. Who is the sniper on the bridge in Chapter 42?

5. What recipe concludes Chapter 41?

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