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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Control?
(a) The guy who fixes Leamas' computer.
(b) The head of British technology.
(c) Head of the British intelligence agency.
(d) Leamas' doctor.

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

3. Where is Ashe's apartment located?
(a) Fisherman's Square.
(b) Marina Square.
(c) Dolphin Square.
(d) Del Mar Square.

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

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

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

7. Leamas is supposed to mention his final mission to:
(a) Absolutely no one.
(b) His mother and wife only.
(c) His employees, since they have to support him.
(d) His mother only.

8. What is the name of the library where Leamas gets a job?
(a) Berlin Community Library.
(b) London City Library.
(c) Bayswater Library for Psychic Research.
(d) University of London Library.

9. In Chapter 5, what does Leamas ask the grocer for?
(a) Credit so he can buy groceries.
(b) A job.
(c) A job referral.
(d) Free alcohol.

10. What is Liz Gold's relationship to Leamas when they first meet?
(a) Liz is Leamas' nurse.
(b) Liz is teaching Leamas how to speak Russian.
(c) Liz is teaching Leamas how to read.
(d) They are coworkers.

11. How could Leamas and Peters' relationship could be described?
(a) Leamas is afraid of Peters hurting him.
(b) Professional.
(c) Very convivial.
(d) Very tense.

12. What does Liz do while Leamas is in prison?
(a) She dates a lot to try to forget him.
(b) She becomes very ill and cannot visit him in jail.
(c) She moves, since her apartment just reminds her of him.
(d) She tries to find out information about him and sends him letters.

13. What is Leamas' financial situation after leaving British intelligence?
(a) Loses a lot of money gambling.
(b) Has very little money.
(c) Wins a lot of money gambling.
(d) Gets a lot of money from publishing his autobiography.

14. What big secret does Liz tell Leamas?
(a) That she's already married.
(b) That she's a Communist.
(c) That she's pregnant.
(d) That she is a fugitive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After publicly leaving his job in Chapter 3, what does Leamas do?

2. What person does Leamas think of and remember while being questioned by Peters?

3. What is consuming most of Leamas' thoughts the longer he is questioned?

4. What is Miss Crail's relationship to Leamas?

5. Which of the following jobs does Leamas also take in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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