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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Dominika look for Nate on National Day in Chapter 10?
(a) The German Embassy.
(b) The Spanish Embassy.
(c) The American Embassy.
(d) The French Embassy.

2. Who oversees Dominika in her assignment in Chapter 10?
(a) Maxim Volontov.
(b) Anatoly Golov.
(c) Simon Delon.
(d) Dimitri Ustinov.

3. Who is described in Chapter 2 as "a blond scorpion with languid blue eyes" (17)?
(a) Anatoly Golov.
(b) Vladimir Putin.
(c) Vladimir Kryuchkov.
(d) Sonya Moroyeva.

4. What recipe concludes Chapter 15?
(a) "Ustinov's Rustic Pate."
(b) "SVR Cafeteria Chicken Kiev."
(c) "Old Lady's Beet Soup."
(d) "Pytt i Panna."

5. What does AVR refer to in the novel?
(a) Academy of Foreign Intelligence.
(b) Academy of International Trade.
(c) Artillery Vitals Routine.
(d) Aviation Variation Route.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the CIA's chief of station that lectures Nate in Chapter 2?

2. What does the word "mushka" translate to in English?

3. What color does General Korchnoi exhibit to Dominika when she meets him?

4. What word is used in Chapter 5 to describe "the trained 'Sparrows' who seduced recruitment targets" (59)?

5. What recipe concludes Chapter 18?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is an SDR and what is its purpose?

2. What information is established regarding MARBLE in Chapter 1?

3. How is Dominika's meeting with the CIA Director described in Chapter 18?

4. What ended Dominika's ballet career? How did it affect her?

5. How does Dominika feel about the target Simon Delon? Why?

6. Who is Marta Yelenova and how is she described?

7. Who pursues Nate in Chapter 1? How does he escape?

8. What are considered as different incentives for Dominika to become a double agent? What incentive is the one that works?

9. What is a honey trap?

10. What does Dominika say she wants to do in the future during her meeting with Uncle Vanya in Chapter 5? What is his response?

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