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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 Leamas say in response to Karden's accusations about him?
(a) Leamas denies ever being a spy for anyone.
(b) Leamas admits working for the British, but says his allegiance is now to the East Germans.
(c) Leamas denies even being in touch with British intelligence since he left the agency.
(d) Leamas refuses to say anything.

2. How many guards does Leamas knock out while trying to defend himself?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) None.

3. Toward the end of the novel, what does Liz believe about Fiedler?
(a) He is a good man who should not be killed.
(b) He is a double-agent who should be protected.
(c) He is a liar.
(d) He will be joining them soon in Russia.

4. How does Leamas react to Liz's testimony?
(a) He glows, because he loves her so much.
(b) He is angry she didn't tell him about the baby.
(c) He pretends he doesn't know her.
(d) He gets very angry because he realizes his mission has been spoiled.

5. When Mundt meets Leamas in his cell, where does Mundt take him?
(a) To an interrogation room.
(b) To the hospital.
(c) To the prison yards.
(d) To get dinner at a private dining room.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who climbs up the border wall second?

2. What does the commissar tell Liz about what will happen to Fiedler?

3. Who is Karden?

4. When Leamas wakes up after being beaten, where is he?

5. After Liz's testimony at Mundt's trial, what does Leamas express his severe disappointment in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What triggers Leamas' realization about Mundt?

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

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

4. What response does Leamas give Liz about her feelings on the situation?

5. What does Liz's arrival at Mundt's trial tell Leamas about British intelligence?

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

7. How might the tone at the beginning of Chapter 21 be described? How might the tone at the end of Chapter 21 be described?

8. 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?

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

10. After Mundt's trial ends, who does Liz believe to be "right" and "good" in the situation?

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