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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Karl in the first chapter?
(a) He becomes a spy.
(b) He quits his job.
(c) He is shot.
(d) He retires and has a party.

2. Who is Elvira?
(a) Karl Riemeck's girlfriend and employee.
(b) Alec Leamas' friend.
(c) An average citizen.
(d) Alec Leamas' sister and employee.

3. What people does Control tell Leamas to look up before starting his new mission?
(a) George Guilliam & Peter Smiley.
(b) Karl Reimeck & Peter Smiley.
(c) No one -- he's supposed to work alone.
(d) George Smiley & Peter Guilliam.

4. What is Miss Crail's relationship to Leamas?
(a) She works for him.
(b) She is his sister.
(c) She rents a room from him.
(d) She is his boss.

5. Who is Mundt?
(a) The deputy director of the Abteilung.
(b) Leamas' half-brother.
(c) The deputy director of the CIA.
(d) The deputy director of Russian spies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Leamas see when he leaves Liz's apartment after first spending the night?

2. How does the relationship between Liz and Leamas change after they've known each other for a little while?

3. What is the public perception of why Leamas left his job?

4. What is Leamas' financial situation after leaving British intelligence?

5. Who is Alex Leamas?

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