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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the novel ends and Ossipon is walking down the street, what is it he carries in his pockets besides a clipping from the newspaper?
(a) A silver liquor flask with his initials engraved.
(b) Explosives and a detonator he obtained from the professor.
(c) A one-way cross-Channel ferry ticket.
(d) Money he "inherited" from Mr. Verloc through Winnie.

2. What does the professor say his sole goal in life is?
(a) Construct the perfect bomb.
(b) Build the perfect detonator.
(c) To always have his true identity remain a secret.
(d) To go down in history as the greatest bomber.

3. What is Winnie's response to Mr. Verloc immediately after Heat leaves their home?
(a) She only barely listens, thinking more about Stevie and her mother, and sacrifices she has made for them.
(b) She refuses to listen, only thinking about her brother and and mother, and the sacrifices she has made for them.
(c) She listens, also thinking about Stevie and the sacrifices she has made for her brother.
(d) She listens, but nothing is registering as she is simultaneously thinking about the times she spent with Stevie and her mother.

4. What does Mr. Verloc stipulate will be required to carry out Vladimir's bomb plot?
(a) A modest sum of money.
(b) A large sum of money.
(c) No further funds at all.
(d) No further funds than the amount he receives monthly.

5. When he does arrive at the home of his wife's friend on the evening of the Greenwich Park blast, whom does the assistant commissioner find is a guest?
(a) Privy Councillor Wurmt.
(b) Chief Inspector Heat.
(c) Mr. Vladimir.
(d) The secretary of state.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Winnie and Ossipon plan to make their way to the point of departure in their escape from London?

2. What does Winnie think about Mr. Verloc and Stevie when she last saw them together?

3. After assuring Winnie that things will turn out all right in their escape, what does Ossipon do?

4. When briefed, what is the secretary of state told was the intended bombing target?

5. What mode of transport are Ossipon and the professor aboard as they head to the Silenus in Chapter 13?

(see the answer key)

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