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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 is the Praesidium?
(a) The ruling council of East Germany.
(b) The prison where Leamas is being kept.
(c) A torture method Mundt uses on Leamas.
(d) The secret tunnel system Leamas uses to escape.

2. After Mundt's first interrogation, where does Leamus wake up?
(a) In a hospital room.
(b) Back in his cell.
(c) At Liz's house.
(d) In a dark room he doesn't recognize.

3. At the end of Chapter 19, how has Liz's experience in East Germany been?
(a) Really fun.
(b) Exhilarating.
(c) Terrifying.
(d) Disheartening.

4. What happens to Leamas right at the end of Mundt's trial?
(a) He is sentenced to death.
(b) He remains under arrest.
(c) He is given a new East German identity.
(d) He is sent to Russia.

5. How much time do Liz and Leamas have to cross the border?
(a) No time at all -- they are running too late.
(b) A very short window.
(c) Until the sun comes up.
(d) At least 3 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Karden accuse Leamas of during Mundt's trial?

2. Liz receives a letter in Chapter 15. What does it say?

3. When Mundt is first interrogating Leamas, Mundt tells Leamas that he must confess:

4. During the trial, who does Fiedler accuse of murdering Karl Riemeck?

5. What happens to Liz when she is on top of the border wall?

Short Essay Questions

1. What problem does Liz pose for Leamas when she enters the courtroom during Mundt's trial?

2. What does Leamas realize about Mundt at the end of Mundt's trial?

3. What does Liz think is wrong with the explanation Leamas gives her (as they are fleeing Germany) about what will happen to Fiedler and Mundt?

4. Why is Liz so disheartened with the low turnout to the Communist Party meeting in East Germany?

5. Why doesn't Leamas question the response from the bank in Chapter 14?

6. What incriminating piece of evidence does Liz disclose at Mundt's trial?

7. Who do both Fiedler and Leamas appear to fight against when they are surprised by guards in Chapter 16?

8. What does Mundt want to know about George Smiley while Mundt is interrogating Leamas?

9. At the end of Chapter 20, how is Leamas feeling about his mission?

10. What does Leamas' decision on top of the border wall represent?

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