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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. 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.

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

3. What word in Chapter 29 refers to "hot cheese pancakes with sour cream" (336)?
(a) Vorobey.
(b) Sirniki.
(c) Tokmach.
(d) Krolik.

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

5. 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) Malenkovskaya Ulitsa.
(d) Khamovniki.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 29 refers to an addition or supplement that explains, modifies, or revokes a will or part of one?

2. Where is Korchnoi taken after being apprehended in Chapter 38?

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

4. At what hotel does the swap take place in Chapter 20?

5. What term used in literature does the narrator use in Chapter 29 to mean something, especially a clue, that is or is intended to be misleading?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What circumstances does Dominika face after she and Nate escape the hotel after the conflict with Matorin in Chapter 37?

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

4. How does the conflict with Matorin play out in Chapter 37?

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

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

7. How does dramatic irony come into play in Chapter 36?

8. How is Korchnoi's arrest described? Where is he taken?

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

10. What happens as a result of the FBI's actions in Chapter 20?

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