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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what descent is Fiedler?.

2. Who does Leamas meet in Chapter 8?

3. Who is Elvira?

4. Who does Miss Crail talk to on the phone most of the time?

5. When originally being questioned by Fiedler, who does Leamas begin to think might be the secret agent Control is trying to protect?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What shooting rule do the West German guards operate under?

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

7. How does Leamas spend his time in prison after attacking the grocer?

8. Why does Leamas need his life and his mistakes to be so public in Chapter 3?

9. 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)?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Who is duped the most in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold: Liz, Leamas, Fiedler, or the reader? Provide at least 3 examples from the text to support your argument.

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the book, we never learn Control's real name. Discuss three reasons why an author would choose not to have a character's real name ever mentioned in a book and what the effect is.

Essay Topic 3

Violence plays a very significant role in a major turning point in the text, when Leamas is attacked, bound, and presented to Mundt. Write an essay discussing the use of violence in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. What could have been accomplished without the use of violence? What could not have been accomplished if all violence was eliminated? Make sure to use examples from the text to support your argument.

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