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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brand of cigarettes does Karla smoke, according to the American observation reports?
(a) Newport.
(b) Virginia Slims.
(c) Camel.
(d) Marlboro.

2. Whom does Guilliam tell everything he has learned at Brixton at the end of Chapter 11?
(a) Tarr.
(b) Bland.
(c) Toby.
(d) Mendel.

3. Who is Aleks?
(a) Karla.
(b) Bland.
(c) Polyakov.
(d) Boris.

4. What is the name of the KGB bigwig that acts as control for the mole?
(a) Boris.
(b) Ivlov.
(c) Irina.
(d) Karla.

5. Whom does Smiley fire with no explanation after Control is fired?
(a) Guilliam.
(b) Alleline.
(c) Tarr.
(d) Bland.

6. Where was Ellis shot?
(a) In the stomach.
(b) In the kneecap.
(c) In the arm.
(d) In the back.

7. What is the name of the mole that infiltrates British intelligence?
(a) Thomas.
(b) Karla.
(c) Miles.
(d) Gerald.

8. What station has control of everything in the British intelligence service?
(a) Liverpool.
(b) Leeds.
(c) Birmingham.
(d) London.

9. What is Connie's last name?
(a) Hull.
(b) Sachs.
(c) Hawkins.
(d) Laurel.

10. What do the janitors call Toby?
(a) Tinker Bell.
(b) Thumbelina.
(c) Snow White.
(d) Sleeping Beauty.

11. What is the name of Guilliam's girlfriend?
(a) Dotty.
(b) Ronda.
(c) Camilla.
(d) Leslie.

12. What is the name of Smiley's wife?
(a) Jan.
(b) Pam.
(c) Ann.
(d) Carol.

13. Where does Connie teach?
(a) Middlesex.
(b) Birmingham.
(c) Oxford.
(d) Reading.

14. What nickname does Jim give to Bill?
(a) Babar.
(b) Mongo.
(c) Rerun.
(d) Jumbo.

15. How long had Aleks been in London before Circus knew about him?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 13 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 11 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Toby described as dressing?

2. What does Smiley see in his house that lets him know Guilliam is there?

3. What does Tarr's wallpaper look like?

4. What station does Irina work out of?

5. What is the name of the man who notices discrepancies regarding Merlin?

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