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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. In Chapter 12, what does Fiedler ask Leamas about?
(a) Liz.
(b) Control.
(c) Rolling Stone.
(d) His secret passwords and spy gadgets.

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

3. What happens to Karl in the first chapter?
(a) He quits his job.
(b) He is shot.
(c) He becomes a spy.
(d) He retires and has a party.

4. For how many days is Leamas sick while Liz nurses him back to health?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

5. Who is Control?
(a) Leamas' doctor.
(b) The guy who fixes Leamas' computer.
(c) Head of the British intelligence agency.
(d) The head of British technology.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What country has Leamas NOT lived in?

3. Leamas is supposed to mention his final mission to:

4. What is Liz Gold's relationship to Leamas when they first meet?

5. Who does Miss Crail talk to on the phone most of the time?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 12, what does Leamas remember about Controls' advice regarding Fiedler?

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

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

6. What reaction does Liz have to George Smiley's visit?

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

8. What can the reader conclude about Leamas' mission when George Smiley goes to visit Liz?

9. How does Leamas react to what happens when Karl tries to cross the border in Chapter 1?

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

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