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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following is the best description of Leamas' life, from the public's point of view, once he leaves British intelligence?
(a) A personal success story.
(b) A respectable transition.
(c) An amazing military victory.
(d) A quick fall from power.

2. What kind of club does Leamas and his two new contacts visit shortly after Leamas is released from prison?
(a) A dance club.
(b) A golf club.
(c) A strip club.
(d) A gambling club.

3. Who does Miss Crail talk to on the phone most of the time?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Reporters.
(c) Leamas.
(d) Her husband.

4. What person does Leamas think of and remember while being questioned by Peters?
(a) His ex-wife.
(b) Liz.
(c) Miss Crail.
(d) His mother.

5. What does Liz buy for Leamas when she finds him in his apartment?
(a) Food and medicine.
(b) Poison.
(c) Medical care.
(d) Books to read.

6. After publicly leaving his job in Chapter 3, what does Leamas do?
(a) Writes his autobiography.
(b) Gets married.
(c) Works for the Queen.
(d) Manages a glue factory.

7. What is the real reason Leamas left his job at British intelligence after meeting with Control?
(a) He just can't take it anymore.
(b) He had an affair.
(c) It's part of his new mission.
(d) His wife wanted him to.

8. Who does Leamas meet in Chapter 8?
(a) Control.
(b) Peters.
(c) Elvira.
(d) Karl Riemeck.

9. What was the purpose of the secret mission Leamas reveals to Peters while being interrogated at the Hague?
(a) Leamas traveled with a rock band to gather information on their drug use.
(b) Leamas would take cash to Scandinavian countries for secret agents.
(c) Leamas smuggled guns into London.
(d) Leamas coordinated secret flights for politicians on vacation.

10. What country has Leamas NOT lived in?
(a) Britain.
(b) America.
(c) Norway.
(d) Holland.

11. What does Leamas believe Ashe to be?
(a) A very wealthy and important businessman.
(b) The brains behind the operation.
(c) A spy from Control.
(d) An annoying middleman.

12. What do others call Leamas in respect to his relationship with alcohol after he quits working for British intelligence?
(a) A distributor.
(b) A bartender.
(c) A drunk.
(d) A prude.

13. After he stops working for British intelligence, where does Leamas live?
(a) In a small, shabby apartment.
(b) In a retirement home.
(c) In his family's home.
(d) Out in the country on a farm.

14. What fake item does Fiedler want from Leamas?
(a) Fake moustache.
(b) Fake passport.
(c) Fake gold ring.
(d) Fake signature.

15. What does Leamas go to jail for?
(a) Kidnapping Liz.
(b) Embezzlement.
(c) Robbing someone on the street.
(d) Attacking a grocery store clerk.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Leamas is released from jail, how does he feel about the person he first meets?

2. Which of the following is the best description of Miss Crail?

3. What does Leamas learn about Elivra in Chapter 7?

4. What character does Leamas also meet once he is released from prison?

5. Who are the Vopos?

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