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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 starts shooting at Liz and Leamas?

2. Leamas is going to be called as a witness in whose trial?

3. After Mundt's first interrogation, where does Leamus wake up?

4. At the end of Chapter 18, Leamas views Fiedler as what?

5. After Liz's testimony at Mundt's trial, who does Leamas defend?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What major choice does Leamas make as he and Liz are crossing the border?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Is Leamas' treatment at the hands of Mundt surprising? Why or why not?

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which 2 characters in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold have the strongest relationship? Use examples from the text to support your argument. Remember that a strong relationship can also mean a negative one.

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

The title of the book can be seen as having multiple meanings. Take a position about what you think the title means, and provide examples from the text that demonstrate Leamas' time "in the cold," a time when he is considering coming in from the cold, and a time when he has clearly come in from the cold.

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