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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Nelson join the anti-English movement?
(a) It was popular.
(b) He felt oppressed.
(c) It was a paying job.
(d) He was forced.

2. Where does Jerry take Elizabeth before dinner in Part 2, Chapter 13?
(a) Night clubs.
(b) Shopping.
(c) To his apartment.
(d) To her apartment.

3. What does Jerry realize about the address he was given for Charlie's house?
(a) It is a secret code.
(b) It is actually an opium den.
(c) It is missing a few numbers.
(d) It is an abandoned house.

4. Why does Smiley believe Drake Ko was going to smuggle Nelson out of China?
(a) Because Drake Ko built a new house.
(b) Because Nelson wrote a letter about it.
(c) Because Drake Ko had a bank account in Hong Kong.
(d) Because Nelson lost all his power in China.

5. Why does Jerry know where Nelson will arrive in Hong Kong?
(a) Because it's the busiest city in Hong Kong.
(b) Because Drake Ko calls him.
(c) Because the place will be deserted.
(d) Because Elizabeth tells him.

6. Where does Ricardo say Tiu told him to fly with a pack of opium?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) China.
(d) Japan.

7. When Jerry makes his report at the military base, why are the Americans angry?
(a) The were recently evacuated.
(b) They are always angry.
(c) They all had to work two shifts.
(d) They were downsized.

8. How does visiting the bookstore help Jerry find Charlie Marshall?
(a) Jerry can do research there.
(b) Charlie works there.
(c) They give him an address.
(d) It's a good place to spy.

9. Who thinks Sam Collins is part of the American conspiracy?
(a) Guillam.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Shaw.
(d) Smiley.

10. How does Jerry imagine Elizabeth got her scars?
(a) From a robbery.
(b) From a bar fight.
(c) From a childhood accident.
(d) From one of her lovers.

11. In the beginning of Part 2, Chapter 17, what rumors are being spread?
(a) That Ricardo will lie under oath.
(b) That the Americans are going to start early.
(c) That Smiley won't make deadline.
(d) That Jerry has left the case.

12. Why does Jerry hang out at the Battambang airport?
(a) To try to find Ricardo.
(b) To try to find Charlie.
(c) To try to find a new job.
(d) To try to find a cheaper flight.

13. Who searches for Jerry when he goes to Hong Kong with Elizabeth?
(a) Collins.
(b) Smiley.
(c) The Rocker.
(d) Drake Ko.

14. Where does Jerry find Luke's body?
(a) At the morgue.
(b) On the street.
(c) In his apartment.
(d) In England.

15. Who does Guillam give the contract between Smiley and the American agents to?
(a) Martello.
(b) Smiley.
(c) The Cousins.
(d) Collins.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Smiley insist Jerry flies back to London when they meet at Elizabeth's apartment?

2. Why does Jerry tell Elizabeth that Ricardo fathered a child?

3. What makes Guillam worry about the Americans trying to take over Smiley's work?

4. What does Tiu say will happen to Ricardo if he completes the opium mission?

5. What impact does di Salis discover the Cultural Revolution had on Nelson?

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