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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. When originally being questioned by Fiedler, who does Leamas begin to think might be the secret agent Control is trying to protect?
(a) Elvira.
(b) Peters.
(c) Liz.
(d) Fiedler.

2. What is the name of the library where Leamas gets a job?
(a) London City Library.
(b) University of London Library.
(c) Berlin Community Library.
(d) Bayswater Library for Psychic Research.

3. What items did the secret mission, revealed to Peters by Leamas at the Hauge, involve?
(a) Fake passports and signatures.
(b) Fake drugs.
(c) Fake guns and other weapons.
(d) Fake stolen objects, such as radios.

4. What is the public perception of why Leamas left his job?
(a) He was a double agent.
(b) He embezzeled money.
(c) He got into a screaming match with his boss.
(d) He was just transferred to a new country.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Leamas' next mission once he returns to London after meeting with Control in Chapter 2?

2. Which of the following is the best description of Miss Crail?

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

4. What does Leamas learn about Elivra in Chapter 7?

5. How does the relationship between Liz and Leamas change after they've known each other for a little while?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 5, why does Leamas tell Liz to leave and never come back?

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

6. Why does Kiever make Leamas' fake passport expire so soon?

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

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

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

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

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