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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. During Leamas' continued interrogations, how is Fiedler's character presented?
(a) As untrustworthy because he keeps lying.
(b) In a negative light.
(c) In a horrible light, since he keeps Leamas locked up in the dark.
(d) In a positive light.

2. After he stops working for British intelligence, where does Leamas live?
(a) In a small, shabby apartment.
(b) In his family's home.
(c) In a retirement home.
(d) Out in the country on a farm.

3. What person does Leamas think of and remember while being questioned by Peters?
(a) Liz.
(b) His ex-wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) Miss Crail.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Liz have help break down Leamas' door when he has missed work?

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

3. What does Leamas think about on his flight back to London after meeting with Control?

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

5. What does Leamas expect will happen when he meets with Control in Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Based on the description of Leamas in Chapter 2, list 3 adjectives that describe him physically.

3. Name 3 things you learn about Leamas' life in Chapter 8.

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

5. Name 3 things you learn about Leamas in Chapter 1.

6. Describe the choice Leamas makes in Chapter 3 about who he hangs out with. Why does he make that choice.

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

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

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

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

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