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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mr. Verloc's response to his first contact with Mr. Vladimir?
(a) He could not care less.
(b) He is quite troubled.
(c) He is quite pleased.
(d) He is only slightly concerned.

2. Where does the professor initially encounter Chief Inspector Heat while the latter is conducting his inspection of the Greenwich Park explosion?
(a) In the vicinity of Greenwich Park.
(b) In an alley between two busy streets.
(c) In a beer hall near the professor's residence.
(d) In a Scotland Yard interrogation room.

3. What does Mr. Verloc operate?
(a) A tobacco shop.
(b) A pornography shop.
(c) A jewelry shop.
(d) A butcher shop.

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

5. Which nation is Mr. Vladimir an agent for?
(a) Russia.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the spy named in the title of The Secret Agent?

2. Where in Mr. Verloc's residence does the meeting of the International Red Committee take place?

3. What does The Professor tell Ossipon he carries in his pocket should the police try to arrest him?

4. What does Mr. Verloc do when he returns home immediately after the meeting with Mr. Vladimir in which he learns his monthly income checks are in jeopardy.

5. In the morgue, what does Heat find among the yet-to-be-identified remains retrieved from the Greenwich Park bombing scene?

(see the answer key)

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