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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. Who is Fiedler?
2. What is the Abteilung?
3. Where is Ashe's apartment located?
4. In Chapter 12, what does Fiedler ask Leamas about?
5. Which of the following is the best description of Leamas' life, from the public's point of view, once he leaves British intelligence?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Leamas and Liz first meet, is Leamas interested or disinterested in Liz? Given an example from the text to support your answer.
2. What logistics does Kiever have covered at the end of Chapter 7?
3. How much information does Leamas give Liz about his profession?
4. Leamas sees something when he leaves Liz's apartment after spending the night for the first time. What does it tell Leamas?
5. Why does Kiever make Leamas' fake passport expire so soon?
6. In Chapter 3, is Leamas the spy the same person as Leamas the public man? Why or why not?
7. Does Leamas' personal life seem in conflict or in line with his professional life? Why?
8. Who does Leamas assume is behind his story and picture being in the paper?
9. Most of Leamas' information about Fielder and Mundt is based on what?
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
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 2
The truth can be hard to find within The Spy Who Came in from the Cold. While finding the truth is part of the plot, it also proves to be a challenge for the reader. Select three "facts" that the reader must assume, at the beginning of the story, are true in order for the rest of the book to be believable. Then show, using specific examples from the text, how those "facts" are later proven to be untrue, and how le Carre exposes their falsity.
Essay Topic 3
The reader's discovery of the actual plot that Leamas has been involved in dramatically changes the how the reader views what has happened in the novel up to that point. Discuss the dangers and benefits of having a very large, plot-altering secret come out at the end of a story. What are the pros? What are the cons? How does having such a secret exposed affect the reader?
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