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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. A bombing of what facility does Mr. Vladimir suggest would create fear and provoke a reaction toward change?
(a) An arts institution.
(b) An embassy.
(c) A science center.
(d) A stock exchange.

2. 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 states it was not, but assures him he will initiate it immediately.
(b) Heat assures him that is not the case.
(c) Heat assures him the home is watched around the clock.
(d) Heat assures him that takes place only after dark.

3. Where did Heat have his initial encounter with Mr. Verloc some time ago?
(a) In Greenwich Park.
(b) In French Ambassador Baron Stott-Wartenheim's bathroom.
(c) In German Ambassador Baron Stott-Wartenheim's bathroom.
(d) In Mr. Verloc's shop.

4. Why was Michaelis convicted for murder?
(a) Michaelis participated in a bombing that killed a number of people aboard a train.
(b) While jailed, he killed another prisoner.
(c) His robbery ended in the death of a bank guard.
(d) His planned prison break that ended in the death of an officer.

5. Who is the spy named in the title of The Secret Agent?
(a) Mr. Wurmt.
(b) Mr. Vladimir.
(c) Mr. Verloc.
(d) Mrs. Verloc.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Ossipon encounter the professor on the day of the Greenwich Park bombing?

2. Who is usually privileged to sit in the horsehair armchair in the parlor?

3. What is Mr. Vladimir's position?

4. How does Mr. Verloc feel about the opinions expressed by his friends during their Red Committee meeting at his home?

5. When asked by Ossipon to describe the person who purchased the device, what is the professor's response?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is it Mr. Vladimir seeks from Mr. Verloc?

3. Provide a description of where Ossipon runs into the professor in Chapter 4.

4. Why is it Mr. Verloc is able to leave his business in the hands of his brother-in-law in the morning?

5. Who is Ossipon?

6. Why was Michaelis sent to prison?

7. What considerations is Ossipon reflecting upon regarding his next decision at the conclusion of Chapter 4?

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

9. Why did Michaelis subsequently receive compassion?

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

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