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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Peters bring with him when he returns to see Leamas in Chapter 10?
(a) Information that Leamas' picture is in the newspaper.
(b) East German body guards.
(c) Liz.
(d) Truth serum.

3. While Leamas is in prison, he:
(a) Does now know about Liz's visitor.
(b) Asked the visitor to see Liz.
(c) Paid the visitor to see Liz.
(d) Asked a friend to stop in and see if Liz was doing okay.

4. Who is Alex Leamas?
(a) A West German spy.
(b) A British secret agent.
(c) An East German spy.
(d) An average citizen.

5. Who is Peter Gulliam?
(a) Leamas' new boss in Russia.
(b) Leamas' new boss in West Berlin.
(c) Someone Leamas remembers as being involved in Rolling Stone.
(d) Leamas' new cell mate.

6. Who does Ashe introduce Leamas to in Chapter 7?
(a) Sam Kiever.
(b) Arthur Ashe.
(c) A landlord who will rent Leamas an apartment.
(d) His sister, on whom Leamas develops a crush.

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

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

9. After Elvira crosses the German border, what does Leamas give her?
(a) Top secret documents.
(b) Keys to his own house.
(c) Keys to a new car.
(d) Keys to a safe apartment.

10. How does Elvira cross the German border?
(a) On foot.
(b) In a car.
(c) She doesn't cross the border.
(d) On a bike.

11. How does the relationship between Liz and Leamas change after they've known each other for a little while?
(a) They hate each other.
(b) Liz hires Leamas to teach other people.
(c) They become lovers.
(d) Liz tells Leamas she can't tutor him anymore.

12. What is Leamas' political philosophy?
(a) He's secretly a Communist.
(b) He does everything for the Queen of England.
(c) He doesn't really have one.
(d) He believes in Democracy.

13. What does Leamas say in his secret letter to Liz?
(a) That he loves her and can't stop thinking about her.
(b) That she needs to get on with her life.
(c) That he's coming home soon.
(d) He doesn't write a secret letter to Liz.

14. Who is Pitt?
(a) Leamas' old rival.
(b) A doctor.
(c) A man at the post office.
(d) A man at the Labor Exchange.

15. How much does Kiever offer Leamas as payment for his cover job?
(a) 15,000 dollars.
(b) 15,000 yen.
(c) 15,000 pounds.
(d) 15,000 euros.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Leamas request he be sent after he officially defects?

2. What kind of club does Leamas and his two new contacts visit shortly after Leamas is released from prison?

3. What big secret does Liz tell Leamas?

4. While talking to Peters in the Hague, Leamas tells Peters of a top-secret operation. What was its code name?

5. Who is Fiedler?

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