View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Percy Alleline?
(a) A good friend of Smiley.
(b) Smiley's control agent.
(c) Smiley's target.
(d) The new intelligence chief.

2. In what continent is Karla a legend, according to Smiley?
(a) South America.
(b) Asia.
(c) North America.
(d) Europe.

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

4. What does Bill see that scares him?
(a) Jim loading a gun.
(b) Jim being shot.
(c) Jim stealing another teacher's lunch money.
(d) Smiley following Jim.

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

6. Who says, "Break any good necks this weekend?"
(a) Tarr.
(b) Toby.
(c) Smiley.
(d) Guilliam.

7. Where does Smiley believe Merlin is located?
(a) Russia.
(b) Hong Kong.
(c) France.
(d) London.

8. How many students take part in the car-club race at the all-boys school?
(a) 6.
(b) 19.
(c) 11.
(d) 14.

9. What is the name of the man who notices discrepancies regarding Merlin?
(a) Peck.
(b) Shoaf.
(c) Clark.
(d) Ribble.

10. How is Toby described as dressing?
(a) Like a lumberjack.
(b) Like an eighth grader.
(c) Like a male model.
(d) Like an old man.

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

12. What does the person who calls Smiley at the end of Chapter 19 want?
(a) To get information about Ellis.
(b) To deflect.
(c) To have an emergency meeting.
(d) To request a ransom.

13. What is Guilliam's first name?
(a) Peter.
(b) John.
(c) Paul.
(d) Martin.

14. What musical lesson is Bill leaving when he spies on Jim in his trailer?
(a) Piano.
(b) Cello.
(c) Violin.
(d) Singing.

15. Who does not lie to Smiley about his involvement in Witchcraft?
(a) Bland.
(b) Haydon.
(c) Toby.
(d) Alleline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What station has control of everything in the British intelligence service?

2. What color are the requisition slips that Guilliam gets from the archivist?

3. What color are Karla's eyes?

4. Where is the scalp hunters' headquarters?

5. Who in Operation Witchcraft does the translations?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 296 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample