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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Jordan's memorial service take place?

2. Where is Mary when she hears the shotgun blast from the barn?

3. Who does Martin kill first?

4. Where is the Abwehr's radio center housed?

5. When does Neumann leave the bookshop in Chapter 47?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Vicary's problem at the beginning of Chapter 57?

2. Why does Neumann decide he has to find Jenny?

3. What is Vogel's theory regarding the information that Catherine Blake passed on?

4. Where does Helen stay and why?

5. Why does Neumann believe that Cambridge could represent trouble, but the police in villages and hamlets do not pose much of a threat?

6. What does Vicary tell Jordan's son, Billy, in a letter?

7. What do Neumann and Catherine do after they shoot and kill police officers at a roadblock?

8. Where has Chief Superintendent Lockwood placed men to try to catch Neumann and Catherine?

9. How does Jenny stop the Camilla?

10. How did Catherine injure Harry when he grabbed her radio?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Using examples from the book, discuss how the author uses tension and other techniques to create suspense in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

Boothby references a quote from Sun-tzu about military deception. Discuss what Sun-tzu had to say about military deception and how the British are taking his advice.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the overall mood of the novel and how the author uses mood throughout the novel.

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