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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 15, what does Tom tip the waiter?
(a) 20 pounds.
(b) 10 pounds.
(c) 5 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

2. In Chapter 13, what is the topic at Serena's work?
(a) The Boeing 747 makes a debut flight from New York to London.
(b) Oil crisis.
(c) Bangladesh separates from Pakistan.
(d) War in the Middle East.

3. In Chapter 18, what is the name of the American whom Serena and others at MI5 listen to in Tapp's office?
(a) Marshall.
(b) Benjamin.
(c) Adrian.
(d) Pierre.

4. In Chapter 16, what does Max come to tell Serena when he goes to her house?
(a) That she has to come to a safe house.
(b) That he loves her.
(c) That she has to go to work early in the morning.
(d) That he broke off his engagement.

5. In Chapter 15 when Serena awakes in Tom's flat, what sounds does she hear?
(a) Gulls and typewriter.
(b) Garbage trucks.
(c) Snoring and street traffic.
(d) Children playing outside.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 20, how many words a day is Tom writing most days?

2. How many books does Serena have in her room in Chapter 14?

3. In Chapter 13, when Oleg Lysalin defected, who did he bring with him?

4. In Chapter 14, what is the name of the poet whose poem Tom reads to Serena in a second-hand bookshop?

5. In Chapter 13, where is Max vacationing with his fiancee?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 20, how well is the writing going for Tom's new novel?

2. In Chapter 11, what problem keeps Haley awake at night?

3. In Chapter 17, what does Tom confess over lunch before the holidays?

4. In Chapter 13, what is Serena thinking about Shirley?

5. In Tom's letter at the end of Chapter 13, what condition does he wish to impose on taking the money from the Foundation?

6. In Chapter 19, why is everyone depressed in Serena's section of the Service?

7. At the end of Chapter 12 in Haley's short story, why does Sebastian think that his wife is quite an actress?

8. In Chapter 15, how does Serena spend her weekends?

9. In Chapter 14, what does Tom say about his sisters?

10. What are working conditions like for Serena and the other girls at the beginning of Chapter 18?

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