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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 climbs up the border wall second?

2. During Mundt's trial, what does Fiedler argue is suspicious about Mundt's time in England?

3. What happens to Leamas when he is on top of the border wall?

4. During Mundt's trial, what is Fiedler arguing Mundt did?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Leamas trust Fiedler even more after they both have been interrogated?

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

3. What might Liz's disenchantment about the Community Party foreshadow?

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

5. Leamas and Fiedler are working toward what common goal?

6. What is Leamas' reaction to Mundt when he begins to be interrogated by him?

7. Does Liz trust the Communist party? Use at least one example from Chapter 15 to support your answer.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Chapter 5 (in which Liz nurses Leamas back to health) provides a significant amount of character development that is utilized throughout the rest of the novel. Give 3 things we learn about both Liz and Leamas in Chapter 5. Then describe, using examples from the text, how that information comes into play later in the story.

Essay Topic 2

The character of Liz Gold plays a pivotal role in the novel. Could it be argued that Liz is also working for the British intelligence service? Citing 3 examples from the text, write an argument that either supports or denies this hypothesis. Make sure to use at lease 3 examples from the text to support your position.

Essay Topic 3

Liz, Leamas, and Fiedler all experience a significant moment of clarity in the story, when they realize that an organization or institution they idolized is not what they thought it was. Describe the key moment for each of these characters, using examples and quotations from the text, and then explain what literary devices le Carre uses to convey the moment of clarity that each of them experiences.

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