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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mundt's representative argue during the trial?
(a) That Mundt should receive a medal, not a jail sentence.
(b) That the Tribunal is the culmination of a British mission to destroy Mundt.
(c) That Mundt is too old to send to jail.
(d) That Mundt may have made mistakes, but the jury should let him go anyway.

2. Who first arrives to rescue Liz after she has testified at Mundt's trial?
(a) Mundt.
(b) Fiedler.
(c) Leamas.
(d) Peters.

3. At the end of Chapter 18, Leamas views Fiedler as what?
(a) An annoying middleman.
(b) His ally.
(c) Someone he can use to reach his goal, but that he doesn't really like.
(d) His enemy.

4. After Liz's testimony at Mundt's trial, what does Leamas do?
(a) Confesses that he's a British double agent.
(b) Confesses that he loves her.
(c) Confesses the he's a Russian double agent.
(d) Confesses that he's the father to her unborn baby.

5. What does the bank's reply to Leamas' forged inquiry lead Fiedler to believe?
(a) That Liz is more than she seems to be.
(b) That Leamas really did commit embezzlement.
(c) That there's no way Mundt could be the special agent.
(d) That Mundt must be the special agent.

6. What happens to Leamas right at the end of Mundt's trial?
(a) He is given a new East German identity.
(b) He is sent to Russia.
(c) He is sentenced to death.
(d) He remains under arrest.

7. How much time do Liz and Leamas have to cross the border?
(a) No time at all -- they are running too late.
(b) At least 3 hours.
(c) Until the sun comes up.
(d) A very short window.

8. When Liz first arrives in East Germany, what does she do?
(a) Has her passport stolen.
(b) Meets with common people.
(c) Loses all of her luggage.
(d) Attends a very fancy ceremony with the king.

9. How does Leamas react to Liz's testimony?
(a) He pretends he doesn't know her.
(b) He is angry she didn't tell him about the baby.
(c) He gets very angry because he realizes his mission has been spoiled.
(d) He glows, because he loves her so much.

10. What happens to Leamas when he is on top of the border wall?
(a) He makes the choice to stand up and get shot also.
(b) He takes a bullet for Liz, but saves her life.
(c) He makes it over safely.
(d) He panics and loses his balance, falling to the wrong side.

11. The last thing Leamas remembers about his first interrogation with Mundt is:
(a) Being chained to a wall.
(b) Being taken to a library.
(c) Passing out from his head injury.
(d) Being fed food that was probably poisoned.

12. What happens to Liz when she is on top of the border wall?
(a) She saves Leamas by pushing him over to the other side.
(b) She faints from stress, and Leamas has to carry her.
(c) She makes it over but breaks her ankle on the way down.
(d) She is shot and falls to the bottom.

13. How does Liz feel about her presence at Mundt's trial?
(a) She faints.
(b) She is more than happy to participate.
(c) She is confused and scared.
(d) She refuses to even speak.

14. What does Karden ask Liz about during Mundt's trial?
(a) He asks if she really is a Communist, or is just pretending.
(b) He asks if it's true that she's been married 6 times.
(c) He asks about her relationship with Leamas.
(d) He asks if this is her first time in East Germany.

15. Where is Liz taken after Mundt's trial?
(a) To an underground bunker.
(b) To the airport.
(c) A prison.
(d) A nice hotel.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Mundt's first interrogation of Leamas, what does Mundt report has happened to Fiedler?

2. What is the Fennan case?

3. After being sent the document with Leamas' forged signature, how does the bank reply?

4. After Liz's testimony at Mundt's trial, who does Leamas defend?

5. What does the commissar tell Liz about what will happen to Leamas?

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