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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Liz and Leamas are fleeing East Germany, Leamas explains what happened to Liz. What does he say his real mission was?
(a) To save Mundt.
(b) To save Liz.
(c) To save Fiedler.
(d) To get information on East German secret gadgets.

2. After Mundt's first interrogation, where does Leamus wake up?
(a) Back in his cell.
(b) In a dark room he doesn't recognize.
(c) At Liz's house.
(d) In a hospital room.

3. During Mundt's trial, what does Liz say happened to her debts?
(a) They ballooned out of control because she is so sad about Leamas leaving.
(b) They were all paid off by Leamas.
(c) They are all paid off.
(d) They suddenly became due and she has no money.

4. How many people show up for the Communist meeting Liz attends in East Germany?
(a) None.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

5. When Leamas wakes up after being beaten, where is he?
(a) In hiding in Liz's house.
(b) In a cell.
(c) In the trunk of a car.
(d) Back in London.

6. When Mundt meets Leamas in his cell, where does Mundt take him?
(a) To the hospital.
(b) To the prison yards.
(c) To an interrogation room.
(d) To get dinner at a private dining room.

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

8. How could Liz's reaction to the plot that Leamas explains as they flee East German best be described?
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Displeasure.
(c) Pride.
(d) Happiness.

9. What is the official name of Mundt's trial?
(a) The Tribunal.
(b) The Circus.
(c) There is no official name for it; it's a secret hearing.
(d) Mundt V. The State of East Germany.

10. 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 bad man who should be punished.
(c) He saved her life.
(d) He is a relative of Leamas.

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

12. What is Liz's initial reaction to the letter she receives?
(a) Frightened and fearful.
(b) Skeptical but intrigued.
(c) Excited and eager.
(d) Trusting and open.

13. Toward the end of the novel, what does Liz believe about Fiedler?
(a) He is a liar.
(b) He will be joining them soon in Russia.
(c) He is a double-agent who should be protected.
(d) He is a good man who should not be killed.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long is Leamas is beaten in Chapter 16?

2. Who arrives at the end of the Communist meeting Liz attends in East Germany?

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

4. What does the judge in Mundt's trial decide about the case?

5. Who is waiting for Liz when she is rescued?

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