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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. For how long does Korchnoi say he was married in Chapter 30?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 23 years.
(c) 16 years.
(d) 26 years.

2. Who orders Nate to get into the van when he appears on the bridge unexpectedly in Chapter 42?
(a) Stephanie Boucher.
(b) Gable.
(c) Benford.
(d) Vanya Egorov.

3. What recipe concludes Chapter Chapter 34?
(a) "Benford's Thai Chicken Salad."
(b) "Pelmeni Dumplings."
(c) "Pytt i Panna."
(d) "Fori Imperiale's Spaghetti alla Bottarga."

4. When Matorin enters the hotel room in Chapter 37, the narrator says that "He spoke Russian that sounded like" what (405)?
(a) "A truck transmission filled with gravel."
(b) "A French man lost on vacation."
(c) "An American attempting a second language."
(d) "An old lady on her death bed."

5. 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) Addendum.
(c) Memorandum.
(d) Codicil.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the only person that has the ability to give the go-ahead for the FBI to arrest the traitor in Chapter 20?

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

3. What word from Chapter 24 refers to an assistant or follower?

4. Where do the Orions gather for an Early Bird Dinner Special before the start of their evening in Chapter 33?

5. Who does Zyuganov summon to his office in the end of Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the apartment of Jennifer Santini described?

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

3. What is Nate's new assignment in Chapter 22?

4. What exchange is to take place in Chapter 40? Where is the exchange to occur?

5. What is revealed about Zyuganov's character in Chapter 30?

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

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

8. What is a stovepipe in spy tradecraft?

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

10. What is a canary trap?

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