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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Serena gets ready to leave Max's office in Chapter 10, why does she think he might be angry?
(a) Her arranged marriage remark offended him.
(b) He wanted non-fiction.
(c) He did not want the service to choose Haley.
(d) He was worried about having her in his office too long.

2. In Chapter 6, how many Israeli athletes does Serena remember were killed during the Munich games?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 13.
(d) 11.

3. In Chapter 4, how many men are in Serena's intake?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

4. In high school, what club did Serena serve as captain?
(a) Drama.
(b) Chess.
(c) Cheerleading.
(d) Math.

5. In Chapter 10, what is Max wearing?
(a) Tweed jacket.
(b) Mustard jacket.
(c) Brown suit.
(d) Dark blue suit.

6. In Chapter 3, what is the name of the first person who interviews Serena?
(a) Amy.
(b) Joan.
(c) Megan.
(d) Doris.

7. In Chapter 3, how many days after the breakup with Tony does Serena interview with MI5?
(a) 11.
(b) 8.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

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

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

10. In Chapter 7, how long was the Service prepared to finance someone working on a novel with the right type of views?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 1-3 years.
(c) 1-2 years.
(d) 1 year.

11. In Chapter 9, where does Serena remember that the gossip said that Shirley had been summoned?
(a) 7th floor.
(b) 6th floor.
(c) 4th floor.
(d) 5th floor.

12. When did Solzhenitsyn receive the Nobel Prize?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1971.
(d) 1970.

13. In Chapter 5, when does Serena come home late to an empty house?
(a) End of April.
(b) Early May.
(c) Mid-May.
(d) End of May.

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

15. What is the name of the story that Serena reads from the Kenyon Review in Chapter 8?
(a) This Is Not Love.
(b) Love and Hate.
(c) Love Wins.
(d) This Is Love.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many women share a small bathroom where Serena has a room in Chapter 5?

2. At the end of Chapter 2, what does Serena try to throw that belongs to Tony?

3. By the end of Chapter 7, how long has Serena been in the Service?

4. In Chapter 1, how many anti-communist columns does Serene write for before she is let go?

5. In Chapter 7, how many men are in Harry Tapp's office when Serena arrives?

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