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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Heat tell the assistant commissioner that the coroner suspects regarding the fatality at the Greenwich Park explosion?
(a) That the person killed is the older, stocky male and the other individual left the scene prior to the explosion.
(b) That the person killed is the fair-haired male and the other individual left the scene prior to the explosion.
(c) That the person killed is the fair-haired female and the other individual left the scene prior to the explosion.
(d) That the person killed is the thinner, dark-haired male and the other individual left the scene prior to the explosion.

2. When asked by Ossipon to describe the person who purchased the device, what is the professor's response?
(a) He provides Ossipon a first name.
(b) He provides a vague description.
(c) He provides Ossipon a surname.
(d) He provides a detailed description.

3. Whom does this story center on?
(a) A devoted husband, his older wife, and his son from a previous marriage.
(b) A devoted husband, his beautiful and young wife, and his brother.
(c) A devoted husband, his beautiful and young wife, and her brother.
(d) A hateful husband, his young and beautiful wife, and her son from a previous marriage.

4. What does the professor tell Ossipon he will do if the police try to arrest him?
(a) Commit suicide by swallowing the poison he carries.
(b) Detonate a bomb killing everyone within fifty feet.
(c) Resist arrest and use his concealed pistol to shoot every police officer he can.
(d) Commit suicide by swallowing the poison he carries.

5. 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) Mr. Verloc's family.
(c) Former military explosives experts that Mr. Verloc knows.
(d) Other secret agents that Mr. Verloc is acquainted with.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year does the actual incident on which this novel is based take place?

2. Why is Heat annoyed at having to report to his supervisors?

3. Mr. Vladimir tells Mr. Verloc he reviewed his past reports, that they are inadequate as no action has been taken, and indicates that he views the latter's role toward achieving an explosion to be what?

4. What is Stevie's reaction upon hearing the Red Committee discussion that took place in the Verloc residence regarding social reform?

5. What are the Red Committee members doing during their meeting?

(see the answer key)

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