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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mr. Verloc's usual schedule?
(a) He goes to bed by 10 o'clock at night, then does not awaken until around 7 o'clock in the morning.
(b) He turns in early at night, then gets up before the crack of dawn.
(c) Mr. Verloc has no usual schedule.
(d) He stays up very late at night, then sleeps in until around noon.

2. In which year does the actual incident on which this novel is based take place?
(a) 1948,
(b) 1889.
(c) 1894.
(d) 1949.

3. Which phrase best describes Stevie?
(a) A simpleminded individual.
(b) A brilliant individual.
(c) An average individual.
(d) An astute individual.

4. What causes Stevie extreme difficulty in maintaining a job?
(a) Stevie is unable to complete designated tasks
(b) Stevie is defiant and refuses to follow directions.
(c) Other people's view of Stevie.
(d) Stevie is lazy and often shows up late for work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which phrase best describes Winnie?

2. What happens after Mr. Verloc and Winnie marry?

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

4. When Mr. Verloc first met Winnie, what were she and her family operating?

5. The Secret Agent is a novel centered on the attempt in 1894 to destroy what?

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