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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. Who are the Vopos?
(a) American border guards.
(b) German border guards.
(c) East German spies.
(d) West German spies.

2. When Liz is visited by someone while Leamas is in prison, the visitor leaves what kind of impression with Liz?
(a) Open and warm -- almost loving.
(b) That of an old, dear friend.
(c) Strong and mysterious.
(d) Very dangerous and untrustworthy.

3. Who is Mundt?
(a) Leamas' half-brother.
(b) The deputy director of Russian spies.
(c) The deputy director of the Abteilung.
(d) The deputy director of the CIA.

4. When did Leamas' spy career begin?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1945.
(c) When he was a very young boy.
(d) 1959.

5. Who does Ashe introduce Leamas to in Chapter 7?
(a) Sam Kiever.
(b) A landlord who will rent Leamas an apartment.
(c) Arthur Ashe.
(d) His sister, on whom Leamas develops a crush.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Leamas request he be sent after he officially defects?

2. What is Leamas' financial situation after leaving British intelligence?

3. What does Leamas say in his secret letter to Liz?

4. What fake item does Fiedler want from Leamas?

5. Liz is visited by someone when Leamas is in prison. What does this person giver her?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Leamas sees something when he leaves Liz's apartment after spending the night for the first time. What does it tell Leamas?

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

4. What does Peter suggest about the money that Leamas was bringing to Scandinavian countries during Rolling Stone?

5. In Chapter 7, why does Leamas get a bit aggressive and state that he only wants to negotiate the deal with Kiever (instead of Ashe)?

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

7. Why does Leamas take a long, complicated route when he meets up with his contact after being released from prison?

8. What does Leamas think about his career on his flight to London to meet with Control?

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

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

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