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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. What happens to Smiley's investigation around Christmas?
(a) It picks up pace.
(b) It gets side-tracked.
(c) It slows down.
(d) It completely stops.

2. What does Mr. Hibbert say he used to run in China?
(a) A drug house.
(b) An orphanage.
(c) A cleaning company.
(d) A grocery store.

3. Why does Mr. Hibbert get lost in the stories he tells?
(a) He is old.
(b) He is trying to delay the conversation.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is pretending.

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 Nelson lost all his power in China.
(d) Because Drake Ko had a bank account in Hong Kong.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. While at the Battambang airport, why does Jerry learns that flights to Phnom Penh were canceled?

3. Who does Jerry have dinner with in Part 2, Chapter 15?

4. Who does Jerry interview as a reporter in Battambang?

5. After meeting with Mr. Hibbert, what does di Salis research?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jerry believe Nelson will land on the island of Po Toi?

2. While interacting with Elizabeth in Part 2, Chapter 13, how does Jerry feel about her?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 11, why does Smiley begin to have a difficult time with his investigation?

4. What makes Guillam suspicious of Sam Collins?

5. What agreement does Smiley reach with the American agents?

6. How does Jerry help Luke when Luke gets kicked out of his apartment?

7. How does Jerry use a bookstore to try to find Charlie?

8. What happens to Smiley and his team at the end of this novel?

9. How does Di Salis fail at interviewing Mr. Hibbert?

10. What does Smiley do when Jerry reports Collins as watching Elizabeth's apartment?

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