1. How does Mr. Verloc feel about the opinions expressed by his friends during their Red Committee meeting at his home?
(a) He is unconcerned.
(b) He agrees with Michaelis.
(c) He is in concurrence with virtually all of them.
(d) He is disappointed.

2. When briefed, what is the secretary of state told was the intended bombing target?
(a) The Greenwich Observatory.
(b) The area bombed in Greenwich Park.
(c) The Greenwich tram station.
(d) The main square in Greenwich.

3. Where did The Professor get his nickname?
(a) He once worked as an assistant at a technical school.
(b) He once taught chemistry at a university.
(c) He once was a pharmaceutical technician.
(d) He once taught chemistry at a secondary school.

4. Whom does Mr. Vladimir propose Mr. Verloc enlist in order to accomplish Vladimir's bomb plot?
(a) Mr. Verloc's International Red Committee friends.
(b) Former military explosives experts that Mr. Verloc knows.
(c) Other secret agents that Mr. Verloc is acquainted with.
(d) Mr. Verloc's family.

5. What are the Red Committee members doing during their meeting?
(a) Discussing the ideal target for a bombing.
(b) Discussing Mr. Verloc's previous meeting with Mr. Vladimir.
(c) Developing plans for assembling a bomb.
(d) Discussing capitalism and socialism.

Short Answer Questions

1. After Winnie's mother has moved, Mrs. Verloc attempts to convey her concerns that Stevie will soon become depressed. Mr. Verloc tells her to bring in a neighbor woman to assist her because he will be where?

2. Which member of the Red Committee expresses his opinion that Stevie is capable of becoming a criminal as he views her sibling as a degenerate?

3. Which nation is Mr. Vladimir an agent for?

4. What is it that the professor views as difficult?

5. On the evening of Stevie's death, when Winnie goes upstairs, what does her husband think she is going to do?

(see the answer key)

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