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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What drives Leamas' unhealthy life choices in after he leaves British intelligence?
(a) His alcoholism.
(b) His new secret mission.
(c) His grief.
(d) His depression.

2. During Leamas' continued interrogations, how is Fiedler's character presented?
(a) As untrustworthy because he keeps lying.
(b) In a positive light.
(c) In a negative light.
(d) In a horrible light, since he keeps Leamas locked up in the dark.

3. What is Liz Gold's relationship to Leamas when they first meet?
(a) Liz is teaching Leamas how to speak Russian.
(b) Liz is teaching Leamas how to read.
(c) Liz is Leamas' nurse.
(d) They are coworkers.

4. Leamas is:
(a) A very young man.
(b) A twin.
(c) None of the above.
(d) An older man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Pitt?

2. Who does Ashe introduce Leamas to in Chapter 7?

3. Who does Leamas meet in Chapter 8?

4. What does Leamas see when he leaves Liz's apartment after first spending the night?

5. What people does Control tell Leamas to look up before starting his new mission?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Leamas' interactions with other people in Chapter 2 tell the reader about his character?

2. Describe the choice Leamas makes in Chapter 3 about who he hangs out with. Why does he make that choice.

3. What does Leamas' political philosophy (or lack thereof) symbolize?

4. Why does Leamas refuse to believe that there could have been a spy in East Germany that he didn't know about?

5. What shooting rule do the West German guards operate under?

6. In Chapter 10, what is the character of Liz Gold beginning to represent?

7. In Chapter 3, is Leamas the spy the same person as Leamas the public man? Why or why not?

8. What helps Leamas the most in his creation of a public persona in Chapter 3? How does it help him?

9. Does Leamas' personal life seem in conflict or in line with his professional life? Why?

10. How might the relationship between Miss Crail and Leamas be described? What makes it that way?

(see the answer keys)

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