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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Liz taken after she is rescued?
(a) To a nice hotel.
(b) To the airport.
(c) To a waiting car.
(d) To the train station.

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

3. Who is waiting for Liz when she is rescued?
(a) Leamas.
(b) Miss Crail.
(c) No one -- she must flee in secret.
(d) Her mother.

4. After being sent the document with Leamas' forged signature, how does the bank reply?
(a) That the money has grown considerably from interest.
(b) That the money has been transferred to Liz Gold's personal account.
(c) That there never was any money to begin with.
(d) That the money inquired about was withdrawn already.

5. How are Liz and Leamas supposed to cross the border?
(a) On a bicycle.
(b) In a helicopter that is coming to rescue them.
(c) In a car.
(d) On foot.

6. Toward the end of the novel, what does Liz believe about Mundt?
(a) He should be compensated better for how hard he works.
(b) He is a relative of Leamas.
(c) He is a bad man who should be punished.
(d) He saved her life.

7. During Mundt's trial, what does Fiedler argue is suspicious about Mundt's time in England?
(a) That Mundt was stationed there even though he didn't speak English.
(b) That Mundt was able to escape without any negative consequences.
(c) That Mundt never came into the office, but still was paid for his work.
(d) That Mundt came home with way too much money.

8. Who arrives at the end of the Communist meeting Liz attends in East Germany?
(a) Miss Crail.
(b) Peters.
(c) An official from the Praesidium.
(d) Leamas.

9. When Leamas and Fiedler are attacked, where are they?
(a) In an East German prison.
(b) In Russia.
(c) About to board a plane to safety in America.
(d) On the grounds of a country house.

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

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

12. What is the Praesidium?
(a) A torture method Mundt uses on Leamas.
(b) The prison where Leamas is being kept.
(c) The ruling council of East Germany.
(d) The secret tunnel system Leamas uses to escape.

13. What does Liz decide to do after receiving the letter?
(a) Accept the invitation and go to East Germany.
(b) Ignore it and see if another one comes.
(c) Keep her job at the library.
(d) Decline her inheritance since it comes with restrictions.

14. What key realization does Leamas come to at the end of Mundt's trial?
(a) That he has been used by the British government.
(b) That Liz never loved him.
(c) That Fiedler was setting him up all along.
(d) That Liz is really the double agent.

15. At the end of Chapter 19, how has Liz's experience in East Germany been?
(a) Disheartening.
(b) Really fun.
(c) Terrifying.
(d) Exhilarating.

Short Answer Questions

1. During Mundt's trial, what piece of incriminating evidence does Liz say?

2. How knowledgeable is Liz about Germany?

3. When Mundt is first interrogating Leamas, Mundt is very interested in Leamas' meetings with whom?

4. During Mundt's trial, what is Fiedler arguing Mundt did?

5. What warrant did Fiedler apply for on the day of his arrest?

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