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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did Thomas Haley get his degree in English?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Oxford.
(c) Kent.
(d) Sussex.

4. At the end of Chapter 4, what excuse does Max give Serena for explaining why he has to leave?
(a) Cooking dinner for a friend.
(b) Has a doctor's appointment.
(c) Has to take his dog to the vet.
(d) Meeting his parents for dinner.

5. In Chapter 7, who will Serena be working with for codename Sweet Tooth?
(a) David and Peter.
(b) Richard and Charles.
(c) Robert and Max.
(d) Benjamin and Max.

6. What does Tony's wife find in Chapter 2 that alerts her to the affair between Tony and Serena?
(a) Blouse.
(b) Underwear.
(c) Skirt.
(d) Nylons.

7. In Chapter 7, how many men are in Harry Tapp's office when Serena arrives?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

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

10. How many books a week does Serena read in Chapter 5?
(a) 2.
(b) 3-4.
(c) 2-3.
(d) 1.

11. What is the name of the older gentleman in Tapp's office in Chapter 7?
(a) Walter Phillips.
(b) Peter Nutting.
(c) David Rankins.
(d) Andrew Vandover.

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

13. In Chapter 8, when was Haley's story written that appeared in the Kenyon Review?
(a) Fall of 1970.
(b) Winter of 1970.
(c) Spring of 1970.
(d) Summer of 1970.

14. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Max tell Serena?
(a) Leave his office.
(b) Keep her professional and private lives separate.
(c) Mind her own business.
(d) The ghosts become real.

15. At the end of Chapter 6, when do Shirley and Serena finish their work?
(a) After 6.
(b) Around 6:30.
(c) 6:45.
(d) 5:30.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Serena go to college?

2. In Chapter 4, how many Soviet agents does Max tell Serena were thrown out the year before last?

3. Where did Trimingham do clerical work?

4. What does Serena sort through in Chapter 6 looking for clues?

5. In Chapter 9, where does Serena remember that the gossip said that Shirley had been summoned?

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