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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Jerry Westerby working on writing in Tuscany?
(a) A newspaper article.
(b) A series of short stories.
(c) A novel.
(d) A magazine mini-series.

2. In Part 1, Chapter 5, who does Jerry call from the airport?
(a) His father.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His stepmom.
(d) His daughter.

3. Where is Drake Ko from originally?
(a) Bangkok.
(b) Shanghai.
(c) New York.
(d) Hong Kong.

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

5. In Part 1, Chapter 9, why must Phoebe Wayfarer be convinced she is safe?
(a) She is afraid of losing her job.
(b) She is afraid of heights.
(c) She is afraid of being caught.
(d) She is afraid of enemy attacks.

6. What does Smiley do with the agents in Hong Kong?
(a) Offers them early retirement.
(b) Fires them.
(c) Gives them new jobs.
(d) Pulls them in.

7. In Part 1, Chapter 10, how does Peter describe Elizabeth's relationship with her mother?
(a) Distant.
(b) Loving.
(c) Troubled.
(d) Friend-like.

8. In Part 1, Chapter 3, what does Smiley do with some of the retired agents?
(a) Has them interrogated.
(b) Calls them back to duty.
(c) Gives them a raise.
(d) Cuts their benefits.

9. Who develops Jerry's film from the Hong Kong bank?
(a) Craw.
(b) A local photographer.
(c) Frost.
(d) He does it himself.

10. Who does Smiley pretend to be when he meets with Peter Worthington in Part 1, Chapter 10?
(a) An FBI agent.
(b) A social worker.
(c) Someone from the Foreign Office.
(d) Someone from the CIA.

11. What does Sam Collins confirm about a bank account when Smiley's team questions him?
(a) The deposits were probably from Russia.
(b) The checks were also made out to "cash".
(c) The account was in Haydon's name.
(d) The bankers burned the records.

12. Why is Luke unable to write an article about High Haven after he visits it for the first time?
(a) He isn't sure what is important.
(b) He has writer's block.
(c) He falls asleep.
(d) His editor won't let him.

13. What does Jerry tell Craw about after he meets Drake Ko for the first time?
(a) What Ko spent on lunch.
(b) The woman in Ko's car.
(c) The way Ko spends his money.
(d) How Ko shook his hand.

14. In Part 1, Chapter 9, how is Phoebe Wayfarer's spy work described?
(a) Skilled.
(b) Skillless.
(c) Useless.
(d) Useful.

15. 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 people she writes about.
(d) The spying she wants to do.

Short Answer Questions

1. What nationality is Craw?

2. What does Frost do while Jerry takes pictures at the Hong Kong bank?

3. How is Tiu related to Drake Ko?

4. What is Doc di Salis an expert on?

5. Why do people call Jerry the "Honourable Schoolboy"?

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