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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Max look when Serena tells him that she thinks she is being followed in Chapter 10?
(a) Tired and discouraged.
(b) Old and hard.
(c) Angry and frustrated.
(d) Shocked and mad.

2. Where did Trimingham do clerical work?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Cairo.
(c) Islamabad.
(d) Paris.

3. In Chapter 9, in the short story Serena reads, how many bedrooms does Neil Carder's house have?
(a) 6.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 4.

4. In Chapter 1, what does Serena have for tea at Canning's rooms?
(a) Finger sandwiches.
(b) Chocolate biscuits.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Shortbread cookies.

5. In Chapter 8, what are the names of the two brothers in the story Serena reads in the Kenyon Review?
(a) David and William.
(b) Robert and Andrew.
(c) Franklin and George.
(d) Edmund and Giles.

6. In Chapter 2, where does Jeremy move to work on his PhD?
(a) New York.
(b) Paris.
(c) Edinburgh.
(d) London.

7. In Chapter 3, what was Serena's first week's pay after deductions?
(a) 16 pounds 20 pence.
(b) 15 pounds 30 pence.
(c) 18 pounds 20 pence.
(d) 14 pounds 30 pence.

8. In Chapter 4, what does Serena learn that Tony died from?
(a) Lupus.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Leukemia.
(d) Emphysema.

9. What does Serena sort through in Chapter 6 looking for clues?
(a) Books.
(b) File cabinet.
(c) Newspapers.
(d) File folders.

10. In Chapter 1, how long ago did Serena go on a secret mission for the British Security Service?
(a) 24 months.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 36 months.

11. In Chapter 6, what does Serena find under a bed when working at a safe house?
(a) One of Tony's books.
(b) Blood spots.
(c) Small knife.
(d) Paper with what looks like a portion of Tony's name.

12. In Chapter 2, how old is Tony?
(a) 49.
(b) 57.
(c) 54.
(d) 61.

13. In Chapter 9, where does Serena go to meet Shirley?
(a) Soho.
(b) Redbridge.
(c) Camden.
(d) Islington.

14. How many women share a small bathroom where Serena has a room in Chapter 5?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

15. In Chapter 3, what year is it when Serena joins MI5?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1970.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, what word does Max use to describe Haley's story about the twin brothers?

2. In high school, what club did Serena serve as captain?

3. When did Solzhenitsyn receive the Nobel Prize?

4. At the end of Chapter 4, what excuse does Max give Serena for explaining why he has to leave?

5. In Chapter 6 in a newspaper article from 1972, when had unemployment been at a similar high level?

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