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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Stevie's age?
(a) Older than Winnie.
(b) Infant.
(c) Middle-aged.
(d) Younger than Mr. Verloc.

2. What does the hand of the professor tighten upon as he encounters Heat for the first time?
(a) A pistol.
(b) Poison.
(c) A bomb detonator.
(d) A knife.

3. In addition to Winnie and Stevie, who else lives with Mr. Verloc?
(a) His niece.
(b) His mother-in-law.
(c) His father-in-law.
(d) His sister-in-law.

4. Who is the spy named in the title of The Secret Agent?
(a) Mr. Wurmt.
(b) Mr. Verloc.
(c) Mrs. Verloc.
(d) Mr. Vladimir.

5. What is Stevie's reaction upon hearing the Red Committee discussion that took place in the Verloc residence regarding social reform?
(a) He is greatly upset.
(b) He believes the discussion is a waste of time.
(c) He could not care less.
(d) He does not understand what the discussion is about.

Short Answer Questions

1. The bomb The Professor carries on his person at all times is designed to kill anyone within how many feet of him?

2. In addition to being aware that Winnie's mother left, what else is Mr. Verloc's reaction to the domestic troubles in his home?

3. Following the meeting of Mr. Verloc with his Red Committee friends, what does Mrs. Verloc do?

4. While speaking with the Professor, Ossipon gains information that leads him to believe who was blown up in the Greenwich Park explosion?

5. Subsequent to his initial encounter, how long ago did Heat first approach Mr. Verloc and offer protection of his business packages from discovery if he would provide Heat information?

(see the answer key)

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