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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. Why is Jerry nervous about going to Hong Kong?
(a) He is supposed to be somewhere else.
(b) He doesn't speak the language.
(c) He doesn't have any money.
(d) He doesn't know anything about the assignment.

2. What does Jerry take pictures of at the Hong Kong bank?
(a) Customers.
(b) The ATM.
(c) Rules.
(d) Files.

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

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

5. Who is known as "the dwarf"?
(a) The British spy.
(b) Luke's chief.
(c) The Russian spy.
(d) Luke's assistant.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Part 1, Chapter 8, what resources will Smiley use to run his investigation in Hong Kong?

2. How does Phoebe describe Liese Worth's effect on Drake Ko?

3. What does Jerry tell Craw about after he meets Drake Ko for the first time?

4. What does the postmistress assume about Jerry's telegram in Part 1, Chapter 2?

5. How many children do Peter and Elizabeth have?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Smiley is questioned in Part 1, Chapter 8, how does he explain his need for an agent in Hong Kong?

2. Why does Jerry befriend Frost?

3. Why is Smiley interested in the Russian money laundering case?

4. In Part 1, Chapter 6, why does Jerry visit Craw?

5. What happens when the reporters go to write about High Haven after visiting it for the first time?

6. How does Jerry feel about getting the bank files in Hong Kong?

7. What does Craw reveal about the British Secret Service in his article about High Haven?

8. How do the Tuscan villagers feel about Jerry?

9. What does Smiley do to check for spies in his office?

10. Why does Jerry want a job with a London newspaper?

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