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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Mr. Verloc feel about the opinions expressed by his friends during their Red Committee meeting at his home?
(a) He is disappointed.
(b) He is in concurrence with virtually all of them.
(c) He agrees with Michaelis.
(d) He is unconcerned.

2. What is Mr. Vladimir's position?
(a) Prime minister.
(b) Ambassador.
(c) First secretary.
(d) Privy councillor.

3. 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.
(a) He goes to a local tavern after dinner for a couple of glasses of beer.
(b) He seeks advice from Stevie on the matter.
(c) He enjoys a big homemade dinner and speaks in an unconcerned manner with his family.
(d) He sulks and worries.

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

5. When initially briefed by Heat on the Greenwich Park explosion, what is the assistant commissioner told when he asks if the Verlock residence was being watched?
(a) Heat assures him that takes place only after dark.
(b) Heat states it was not, but assures him he will initiate it immediately.
(c) Heat assures him the home is watched around the clock.
(d) Heat assures him that is not the case.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Mr. Verloc plan to do if he stops receiving monthly paychecks from the embassy?

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

4. What goal does Mr. Vladimir hope to achieve?

5. Where do Mr. Wurmt and Mr. Verloc have their single meeting in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Ossipon's view of Mrs. Verloc's sibling?

2. As described at the conclusion of Chapter 5, what habit does the Assistant Commissioner have that comforts him the most?

3. Where has Mrs. Verloc's sibling been during the Red Committee's meeting and what has the reaction been?

4. How is Mr. Verloc's business establishment described?

5. What description of the explosive device he carries on his person does the professor provide Ossipon?

6. Why did Michaelis subsequently receive compassion?

7. How might the character known as the professor be described?

8. How is Mr. Verloc described at the start of Chapter 2?

9. How is the individual whom the professor encounters in the alley at the beginning of Chapter 5 described?

10. What is Mr. Verloc's attitude toward Mrs. Verloc's lone sibling?

(see the answer keys)

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