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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. When Lisa and Sam learn that Ida's children are learning English, what do they leave them?
(a) A book of poems by an English writer.
(b) A puzzle to play.
(c) A copy of Times magazine.
(d) A very expensive piece children's book written in English and Russian.

2. In Russia, what are foreigners not allowed to do?
(a) Go into the country.
(b) Travel alone.
(c) Be on the roads after dark.
(d) Drive a car.

3. How does Kay try to talk Lisa into coming to the event?
(a) She told her that other spies will be there.
(b) It will be a chance to eat and drink for free.
(c) By telling her that many eligible men will be at the party.
(d) Saying that there will be a lot of tasty food.

4. Were does Sam think that Colonel Burov may be from?
(a) Australia.
(b) The US.
(c) Britain.
(d) The US or Canada.

5. Why is the event well attended?
(a) Woman want to meet men and marry them.
(b) Because of the increase of tourisim in Russia.
(c) Americans wish to be connected to their embassy.
(d) People want to meet the ambassador.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Colonel Burov reveal about Jack Dodson?

2. What does Fisher borrow from a Frenchwoman who has been fighting with her husband?

3. What does the black-marketeer, Misha, reveal to Sam about Fisher?

4. Why does Lisa decline her ex-boyfriend's invitation?

5. Why is Lisa unable to concentrate?

Short Essay Questions

1. As the novel begins, how does DeMille's style narrate the story?

2. What do Sam and Lisa notice about the people in the village?

3. At work, what is Lisa working on that gives her a headache?

4. As Lisa's character is introduced into the story, what does the reader learn about her personal and professional life?

5. After they find out at Fisher has died, what must they do?

6. Because Sam and Lisa are being destroyed, what do they decide to do after they identify the body?

7. Why is Sam beginning to get suspicious concerning Lisa?

8. Who is Kay Hoffman and why does she invite Lisa to different activities?

9. What type of novel is The Charm School by Nelson DeMille?

10. When the two finally arrive at the Morgue, who are they debriefed by and why is this person angry?

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