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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Heat tell the Assistant Commissioner that a witness spotted in Greenwich Park prior to the explosion that morning?
(a) Two middle-aged men, a thinner, dark-haired one and a stocky, fair-haired one.
(b) Two young men, an average, fair-haired one and a thinner, dark-haired one.
(c) Two men, a fair-haired one and an older, stockier one.
(d) A young, fair-haired woman and an older, stockier man.

2. Who did Heat personally assure the month prior to the Greenwich Park explosion that no terrorist acts would occur anytime soon because Heat is watching every known terrorist?
(a) The mayor.
(b) The secretary of state.
(c) The king.
(d) The prime minister.

3. What is Mr. Verloc's response to his first contact with Mr. Vladimir?
(a) He is only slightly concerned.
(b) He is quite pleased.
(c) He could not care less.
(d) He is quite troubled.

4. Heat's supervisor promptly takes which action upon hearing of Michaelis's name in connection with the Greenwich Park bomb investigation?
(a) After dismissing Heat, he dwells on thoughts of the three other club members whom he routinely plays a whist game with.
(b) Dismisses Heat abruptly and then falls into his desk chair thinking about this subject.
(c) Abruptly dismisses a vague memory of a whist game he participates in daily at his club.
(d) Turns his back to Heat and dismisses him from the office a few minutes later thinking about this subject.

5. Where did Heat have his initial encounter with Mr. Verloc some time ago?
(a) In Greenwich Park.
(b) In French Ambassador Baron Stott-Wartenheim's bathroom.
(c) In Mr. Verloc's shop.
(d) In German Ambassador Baron Stott-Wartenheim's bathroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Verloc find his wife doing when he returns home immediately following his encounters with Mr. Wurmt and then Mr. Vladimir?

2. What is the assistant commissioner's concern if they were to link Michaelis to the Greenwich Park bombing?

3. What does Mr. Verloc do following the Red Committee meeting before going to bed?

4. What does Mr. Verloc plan to do if he stops receiving monthly paychecks from the embassy?

5. Who is the spy named in the title of The Secret Agent?

(see the answer key)

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