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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 blue.
(d) Dark orange.

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

3. By what nickname is Socrates Burbank referred to among the Orions?
(a) The Mathematician.
(b) The Dreamer.
(c) The Philosopher.
(d) The Designer.

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

5. Who was Nate's hand-to-hand combat instructor that he recalls in Chapter 25?
(a) Mark.
(b) Brian.
(c) Carl.
(d) John.

6. Who "recruited a Vietcong general in Hanoi under the noses of a twenty-person surveillance team," according to the narrator in Chapter 33 (369)?
(a) Johnny Parment.
(b) Dimitri Ustinov.
(c) John Paul Bullard.
(d) Tom Forsyth.

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

8. What word from Chapter 29 refers to an addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one?
(a) Codicil.
(b) Addendum.
(c) Memorandum.
(d) Attache.

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

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

11. Where are the closed sessions of the SSCI to discuss "intelligence matters" held in Chapter 29?
(a) The White River Office Building.
(b) The Offices of the United Nations.
(c) The Homer Valley Center.
(d) The Hart Senate Office Building.

12. What recipe is featured in Chapter 26's conclusion?
(a) "Sophie's Vinaigrette."
(b) "Gable's Proper French Omelet."
(c) "Gable's Cheese Fondue."
(d) "Kremlin Madeleines."

13. 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.

14. From what working-class neighborhood does Dominika call Uncle Vanya in Chapter 38?
(a) Patissia.
(b) Basmanny.
(c) Arbat.
(d) Mescha.

15. How is the Russian term "grubyi chelovek" translated in Chapter 30 (341)?
(a) Nightmare.
(b) Cad.
(c) Woman.
(d) Loss.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where has Nate been reassigned in Chapter 22?

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

3. To what prison is Dominika taken in Chapter 21?

4. Who is assigned the task of convincing DIVA to return to work for the Russians in Chapter 40?

5. What state does Senator Stephanie Boucher represent?

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