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

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

3. What recipe concludes Chapter 37?
(a) "Gable's Cheese Fondue."
(b) "Sophie's Vinaigrette."
(c) "Gigantes--Greek Baked Beans."
(d) "Pelmeni Dumplings."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When does Gable tell Dominika they would see her again as they set out for the swap on the bridge in Chapter 42?

3. What recipe is highlighted in the ending of Chapter 36?

4. What is the Neo-Baroque All-Russia Insurance Company building in Moscow that Benford has a photograph of on his office wall?

5. What does the nickname acronym "FROG" refer to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is errant about the FBI's charge into the hotel in Chapter 20? Why?

2. What is a stovepipe in spy tradecraft?

3. What are the details of the canary trap enacted by Egorov?

4. Where is Electric Boat Works and why does Nate visit there?

5. Who is Stephanie Boucher? What is her position? What are her motivations?

6. What is the plan for Korchnoi's retirement?

7. Who is SWAN and why is this character important?

8. What led to Korchoi's decision to become a double agent?

9. What happens during the exchange in Chapter 42?

10. What information is Dominika instructed to pass to Egorov in Chapter 37?

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