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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 does Liz have help break down Leamas' door when he has missed work?
(a) A neighbor.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her brother.
(d) A priest.

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

3. Why does Leamas stop showing up for work at the library?
(a) He got in a big fight with Miss Crail.
(b) He quit.
(c) It's not part of his mission.
(d) He is very ill.

4. What does Leamas say in his secret letter to Liz?
(a) That he loves her and can't stop thinking about her.
(b) He doesn't write a secret letter to Liz.
(c) That she needs to get on with her life.
(d) That he's coming home soon.

5. When Leamas is released from jail, he meets someone. What do they first do together?
(a) They start a new company.
(b) They go see Control.
(c) They go out to lunch.
(d) They rob a bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Ashe's apartment located?

2. After leaving the Hague, Leamas ultimately ends up in:

3. What is Miss Crail's relationship to Leamas?

4. Of what descent is Fiedler?.

5. Whose house does Leamas go to after he is released from prison?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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. Using at least 3 adjectives, describe the overall tone of Chapter 1.

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

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

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

10. How does Leamas spend his time in prison after attacking the grocer?

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