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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how long does it take Serena to walk from Regent Street to Charing Cross Road?
(a) 20 minutes.
(b) 45 minutes.
(c) Quarter of an hour.
(d) Half an hour.

2. In Chapter 6, where does Shirley remember going as an exchange student when she was 16?
(a) Normandy.
(b) East Germany.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Wales.

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

4. What color ink does Max write with in Chapter 4?
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Blue.
(d) Red.

5. In Chapter 10, when does Max say that he will announce his engagement?
(a) Couple of months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) Next year.
(d) 2 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, what does Shirley say that she will do when she leaves the Service?

2. At the end of Chapter 3, what is Serena's favorite band?

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

4. What musical instrument does Max play in Chapter 4?

5. How old is Max in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Serena meet Tony Canning in Chapter 1?

2. In Chapter 3, why does Serena decide that she does not want the job at MI5?

3. What is Max's office like in Chapter 10?

4. What is Serena feeling and thinking at the end of Chapter 7?

5. At the end of Chapter 10, what does Max say in an effort to try to help Serena?

6. In Chapter 6, what assignment does Tim Le Prevost give Shirley and Serena?

7. What is the general plot of the story that Serena reads in Chapter 8?

8. Who is Shirley Shilling, and what is her background?

9. In Chapter 2, how does Serena's affair end with Tony?

10. Why did Serena study maths at Cambridge?

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