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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. Whose house does Leamas go to after he is released from prison?
(a) Liz Gold's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) Miss Crail's.
(d) George Smiley's.

2. What country has Leamas NOT lived in?
(a) Britain.
(b) Holland.
(c) America.
(d) Norway.

3. During Leamas' meeting with Control, what is revealed as Leamas' job for the last few years?
(a) Managing the West Berlin spy network.
(b) Being a spy in Russia.
(c) Being a spy in the U.S.
(d) Managing the East Berlin spy network.

4. What is Leamas' next mission once he returns to London?
(a) To train new British spies.
(b) To spy on the Russians.
(c) To bring down Mundt.
(d) To spy on the Americans.

5. Where is Ashe's apartment located?
(a) Fisherman's Square.
(b) Dolphin Square.
(c) Del Mar Square.
(d) Marina Square.

Short Answer Questions

1. How could Leamas and Peters' relationship could be described?

2. What does Liz buy for Leamas when she finds him in his apartment?

3. Leamas publicly appears to do what at everything he does after leaving his job at British intelligence in Chapter 3?

4. Who does Leamas meet when he is released from jail?

5. Who is Alexander Thwaite?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Fiedler asks Leamas about his political philosophy, how does Leamas respond?

2. Name 3 things you learn about Leamas in Chapter 1.

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

4. What logistics does Kiever have covered at the end of Chapter 7?

5. Based on the description of Leamas in Chapter 2, list 3 adjectives that describe him physically.

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

7. Most of Leamas' information about Fielder and Mundt is based on what?

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

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

10. Why does Leamas need his life and his mistakes to be so public in Chapter 3?

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