View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Leamas request he be sent after he officially defects?
(a) America.
(b) London.
(c) Soviet territory.
(d) Anywhere that isn't in Europe.

2. While Peters is talking to Leamas, what does Peters remain convinced of?
(a) There was another spy in East German that Leamas didn't know about.
(b) That Leamas is a double agent.
(c) That Leamas is totally lying to him.
(d) That Leamas is setting him up.

3. After leaving the Hague, Leamas ultimately ends up in:
(a) West Berlin.
(b) East Berlin.
(c) America.
(d) Russia, which wasn't in the plan.

4. Who is Miss Crail?
(a) A secretary.
(b) A housekeeper.
(c) A librarian.
(d) An old family friend of Leamas'.

5. While talking to Peters in the Hague, Leamas tells Peters of a top-secret operation. What was its code name?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) Operation Moss.
(c) Scandinavian Eyes.
(d) Operation Eiffel Tower.

6. What is this person who visits Liz while Leamas is in prison interested in knowing?
(a) About Liz's involvement with Communism.
(b) About what Leamas did to go to jail.
(c) About whether or not the shopkeeper is recovering.
(d) About Liz's relationship with Leamas.

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

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

9. During Leamas' meeting with Control, what is revealed as Leamas' job for the last few years?
(a) Being a spy in the U.S.
(b) Managing the East Berlin spy network.
(c) Being a spy in Russia.
(d) Managing the West Berlin spy network.

10. During the first part of Leamas' questioning, Peters disappears. How long is Peters gone for?
(a) One year.
(b) One week.
(c) One day.
(d) One month.

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

12. Who is Fiedler?
(a) Mundt's boss.
(b) Third in command to Mundt.
(c) Mundt's personal assistant.
(d) Second in command to Mundt.

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

14. What is consuming most of Leamas' thoughts the longer he is questioned?
(a) Who is taking care of his pets while he's on his mission.
(b) How he is going to spend all of his new money.
(c) How much longer he has until he can flee to America.
(d) A life with Liz.

15. Of what descent is Fiedler?.
(a) Russian.
(b) West German.
(c) American.
(d) East German.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, what does Leamas ask the grocer for?

2. When originally being questioned by Fiedler, who does Leamas begin to think might be the secret agent Control is trying to protect?

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

4. What is the Abteilung?

5. When did Leamas' spy career begin?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 527 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample