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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Heat tell the Assistant Commissioner that a witness spotted in Greenwich Park prior to the explosion that morning?
(a) Two middle-aged men, a thinner, dark-haired one and a stocky, fair-haired one.
(b) Two men, a fair-haired one and an older, stockier one.
(c) A young, fair-haired woman and an older, stockier man.
(d) Two young men, an average, fair-haired one and a thinner, dark-haired one.

3. What happens after Mr. Verloc and Winnie marry?
(a) The business operated by Winnie and her family is closed, and Mr. Verloc assumes responsibility for her family.
(b) Mr. Verloc moves in with Winnie's family, and he assumes responsibility for their existing business.
(c) Winnie and Mr. Verloc operate his existing business, and her family continues an existing one.
(d) Winnie and Mr. Verloc open their new business while her family maintains an existing one.

4. What is the primary reason the assistant commissioner left his position as police chief in a small province for his current position?
(a) He married quickly while vacationing in London, and his wife was not eager to leave the city.
(b) He enjoyed police work in the small province, but saw more real police work in London
(c) He was tired of police work in a small province and sought adventure in a large city.
(d) He had already retired as a small provincial police chief, and a larger salary in London appealed to him.

5. 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) Mr. Verloc has no usual schedule.
(c) He stays up very late at night, then sleeps in until around noon.
(d) He turns in early at night, then gets up before the crack of dawn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is it the professor tells Ossipon he must sometimes do in seeking his goal?

2. What is Mr. Verloc's response to his first contact with Mr. Vladimir?

3. How is the assistant commissioner feeling about his decision to take his new law enforcement position in London?

4. Where did Heat have his initial encounter with Mr. Verloc some time ago?

5. Who did Heat personally assure the month prior to the Greenwich Park explosion that no terrorist acts would occur anytime soon because Heat is watching every known terrorist?

(see the answer key)

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