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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the postmistress assume about Jerry's telegram in Part 1, Chapter 2?
(a) The he lost all his investments.
(b) That his wife knew about the affair.
(c) That his father was angry with him.
(d) That he inherited a lot of money.

2. Why does Smiley know all about Sally Cale?
(a) She is a celebrity.
(b) She is a personal friend.
(c) She published her memoir.
(d) She was investigated years before.

3. What does Craw do when he first visits High Haven?
(a) Climbs the gate.
(b) Throws rocks at the windows.
(c) Breaks the intercom.
(d) Yells through the door.

4. When does Jerry first meet Frost?
(a) The day Jerry goes to the bank.
(b) A few weeks before Jerry went to Hong Kong.
(c) The day after Jerry goes to the bank.
(d) The day before Jerry goes to the bank.

5. Whose job did George Smiley take over?
(a) Bill Haydon.
(b) Karla Vientiane.
(c) Yunnan Province.
(d) Connie Sachs.

6. Where does Craw retire?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Hong Kong.
(d) Japan.

7. Where does Smiley's wife live?
(a) Fairfax.
(b) London.
(c) Russia.
(d) Virginia.

8. How do the people of Tuscany feel about Jerry and "the orphan"?
(a) They are pleased with the relationship.
(b) They disapprove of the relationship.
(c) They make fun of the relationship.
(d) They ignore the relationship.

9. What does Smiley do with his team that includes Connie Sachs in Part 1?
(a) Review retirement packages.
(b) Interview Hong Kong agents.
(c) Look over Circus files.
(d) Reorganize the Circus.

10. When Craw and Phoebe go out to dinner in Part 1, Chapter 9, what does Phoebe mostly talk about?
(a) The newspaper she works for.
(b) The spying she used to do.
(c) The spying she wants to do.
(d) The people she writes about.

11. Why is the Moscow money laundering operation case Connie discovers closed?
(a) It is old.
(b) It is lacking evidence.
(c) It is outside of their jurisdiction.
(d) It is prejudicial.

12. Where is the office that Martello heads?
(a) New York.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

13. Why does Jerry go to the race track after researching Drake Ko?
(a) Because Drake Ko owns the track.
(b) Because Jerry needed a break.
(c) Because Drake Ko owns a horse.
(d) Because Smiley was there.

14. What does Fawn do besides act as a bodyguard?
(a) He is a lecturer.
(b) He is a chief of police.
(c) He is a top spy.
(d) He is an assassin.

15. Why do people call Jerry the "Honourable Schoolboy"?
(a) Because of the books he carries.
(b) Because he always tells the truth.
(c) Because he supports the education system.
(d) Because he looks younger than he is.

Short Answer Questions

1. What role does Sally Cale play in the relationship between Drake Ko and Liese Worth?

2. Who does Drake Ko name his boat after?

3. Who is the first to have their High Haven story published?

4. At the end of Part 1, Chapter 4, where does Smiley want to send an agent?

5. In the pictures Jerry took at the bank, how is the beneficiary identified?

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