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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 is really the double agent.
(c) That Liz never loved him.
(d) That Fiedler was setting him up all along.

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

4. 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 Fiedler.
(b) To save Mundt.
(c) To get information on East German secret gadgets.
(d) To save Liz.

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

6. Liz receives a letter in Chapter 15. What does it say?
(a) That the library has been underpaying her for years.
(b) That Leamas will be home within a week.
(c) That she has inherited a lot of money from her late mother.
(d) That she has been selected for an all-expense-paid trip to East Germany.

7. After Liz's testimony at Mundt's trial, what does Leamas express his severe disappointment in?
(a) The West Germans.
(b) The Russians.
(c) The British.
(d) The East Germans.

8. Why did Mundt beat Fiedler during his interrogation?
(a) Because Fiedler got Mundt fired a long time ago.
(b) Because Fiedler refused to talk.
(c) Because Fiedler is Jewish.
(d) Because Fiedler stole Mundt's girlfriend.

9. What warrant did Fiedler apply for on the day of his arrest?
(a) A warrant to arrest Mundt.
(b) A warrent to arrest Leamas.
(c) A warrant to extradite Leamas to America.
(d) A warrant to extradite Leamas to Russia.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Leamas is going to be called as a witness in whose trial?

5. What does Karden accuse Leamas of during Mundt's trial?

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