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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which phrase best describes Mr. Verloc?
(a) A self-centered, lazy individual.
(b) A shy, caring soul.
(c) A selfless, hard-working man.
(d) A tireless, caring person.

2. What is Mr. Vladimir's position?
(a) Ambassador.
(b) Prime minister.
(c) First secretary.
(d) Privy councillor.

3. The Secret Agent is a novel centered on the attempt in 1894 to destroy what?
(a) Buckingham Palace.
(b) The London Bridge.
(c) Trafalgar Square.
(d) The Greenwich Observatory.

4. What does Mr. Verloc's shop display to draw in customers?
(a) An extensive menu.
(b) A list of prices for various haircuts and trimmings.
(c) Magazines and pictures.
(d) A variety of beer mugs with logos.

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 family.
(c) Other secret agents that Mr. Verloc is acquainted with.
(d) Mr. Verloc's International Red Committee friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. Red Committee member Ossipon expresses what opinion regarding the state of social ills?

2. What goal does Mr. Vladimir hope to achieve?

3. Who is usually privileged to sit in the horsehair armchair in the parlor?

4. Why is one member of the Red Committee having so much difficulty communicating with other members of the group?

5. What is Ossipon's opinion of Stevie?

(see the answer key)

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