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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. What does Liz do while Leamas is in prison?
(a) She moves, since her apartment just reminds her of him.
(b) She tries to find out information about him and sends him letters.
(c) She dates a lot to try to forget him.
(d) She becomes very ill and cannot visit him in jail.

2. What people does Control tell Leamas to look up before starting his new mission?
(a) No one -- he's supposed to work alone.
(b) George Guilliam & Peter Smiley.
(c) Karl Reimeck & Peter Smiley.
(d) George Smiley & Peter Guilliam.

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

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

5. After leaving the Hague, Leamas ultimately ends up in:
(a) West Berlin.
(b) Russia, which wasn't in the plan.
(c) America.
(d) East Berlin.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Liz Gold?

2. What country has Leamas NOT lived in?

3. What actually does happen when Leamas meets with Control in Chapter 2?

4. What fake item does Fiedler want from Leamas?

5. What drives Leamas' unhealthy life choices in after he leaves British intelligence?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How much information does Leamas give Liz about his profession?

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

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

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