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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Winnie and Mr. Verloc open their new business while her family maintains an existing one.
(c) Mr. Verloc moves in with Winnie's family, and he assumes responsibility for their existing business.
(d) Winnie and Mr. Verloc operate his existing business, and her family continues an existing one.

2. During his conversation with the professor on the afternoon of the Greenwich Park explosion, Ossipon expresses how he was acquainted with the individual he assumes was killed and describes the person's sole talent as what?
(a) The ability of eluding the police.
(b) The ability of running a pornography shop.
(c) The ability of giving speeches.
(d) The ability of organizing Red Committee meetings.

3. Which member of the International Red Committee rambles at the beginning of their meeting?
(a) Michaelis.
(b) Yundt.
(c) Mr. Verloc.
(d) Ossipon.

4. 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 her brother.
(c) A hateful husband, his young and beautiful wife, and her son from a previous marriage.
(d) A devoted husband, his beautiful and young wife, and his brother.

5. What causes Stevie extreme difficulty in maintaining a job?
(a) Other people's view of Stevie.
(b) Stevie is lazy and often shows up late for work.
(c) Stevie is defiant and refuses to follow directions.
(d) Stevie is unable to complete designated tasks

6. Where do Mr. Wurmt and Mr. Verloc have their single meeting in the story?
(a) Moscow.
(b) London.
(c) Paris.
(d) Berlin.

7. Who is Mr. Wurmt?
(a) The French privy councillor.
(b) The Russian privy councillor.
(c) The English privy councillor.
(d) The German privy councillor.

8. 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?
(a) The secretary of state.
(b) The king.
(c) The mayor.
(d) The prime minister.

9. What does The Professor tell Ossipon he carries in his pocket should the police try to arrest him?
(a) A pistol.
(b) A detonator.
(c) A knife.
(d) Poison.

10. What is Ossipon's reaction upon learning from a paperboy of the Greenwich Park bombing?
(a) He is unconcerned.
(b) He applauded the bomber.
(c) He is merely curious.
(d) He is quite upset.

11. Following the Red Committee meeting, what is Mr. Verloc's opinion regarding his earlier meeting with Mr. Vladimir?
(a) Feelings of pleasure with himself are reinforced.
(b) Still quite troubled.
(c) Still unconcerned.
(d) Still only slightly concerned.

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

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

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

15. Why is Heat annoyed at having to report to his supervisors?
(a) He is rushed for time and does not like to submit to them.
(b) Heat received no aid from them to reach his current position and he resents they no longer directly investigate.
(c) He resents that he does the work, yet they will get the credit.
(d) He wants to be left alone, but needs some assistance nonetheless.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the professor initially encounter Chief Inspector Heat while the latter is conducting his inspection of the Greenwich Park explosion?

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

3. The bomb The Professor carries on his person at all times is designed to kill anyone within how many feet of him?

4. As he investigates the Greenwich Park explosion, what is Heat's reaction when he initially eyes the professor?

5. What is Mr. Vladimir's position?

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