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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 9, where does Serena go to meet Shirley?

2. How does Max look when Serena tells him that she thinks she is being followed in Chapter 10?

3. In Chapter 5, where does a brigadier say that MI6 is operating?

4. In Chapter 4, when does Serena learn of Tony's death?

5. What color ink does Max write with in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 2, where do Serena and Tony have their trysts when they are having their affair?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 4, what does Serena learn in a letter from Jeremy?

3. What job do Tapp and the others want Serena to do?

4. What does Shirley say about the GDR in Chapter 6?

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

6. In Chapter 10, what is Serena to do to get Haley to accept the money the Service will be offering?

7. In Chapter 5, who are Serena's roommates and what are they like?

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

9. In the short story Serena reads in Chapter 9, with whom does the main character, Neil Carder, have a romance?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Serena’s father is kind, but remote. Why is he unavailable to Serena? How does the church symbolize the way that Serena’s father is not available for her?

Essay Topic 2

The novel could be classified as several different genres. What do you believe is the genre of the novel? Back up your decision with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 3

MI5 is a right-wing organization. How are characters and organizations split between being right and left-wing? How does casting characters as either right or left-wing advance the plot?

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