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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who is described in Chapter 35 as the "chief of the Bureau's National Security Division" (385)?
(a) Simon Delon.
(b) Anatoly Golov.
(c) Charles Montgomery.
(d) Jennifer Santini.

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

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

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

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

8. What does the word "krysa" translate to in English (341)?
(a) Woman.
(b) Potato.
(c) Man.
(d) Rat.

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

10. 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 years.
(c) Six months.
(d) Four months.

11. What object is the last thing described on the bridge in Chapter 42?
(a) Dominika's pistol.
(b) DIVA's overcoat.
(c) MARBLE's overcoat.
(d) Gable's pistol.

12. Who is the woman that Zyuganov summons to speak with in his office in Chapter 40?
(a) Jennifer Santini.
(b) Stephanie Boucher.
(c) Lyudmila Tsukanova.
(d) Sonya Moroyeva.

13. In what year did the KGB mount blanket surveillance on Colonel Oleg Penkovsky, according to the narrator in Chapter 38?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1962.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1970.

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

15. Where is the Electric Boat Shipyard located?
(a) Rockville, Massachusetts.
(b) Hampton, Maine.
(c) Portland, Maine.
(d) Groton, Connecticut.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Nate's hand-to-hand combat instructor that he recalls in Chapter 25?

2. What musical instrument does Nina play in Chapter 21?

3. What color hair does Jennifer Santini have?

4. What recipe concludes Chapter 20?

5. What pop singer do neither Alice nor Nate know of that Benford mentions in Chapter 29?

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