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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where do Smiley and Max go to talk?
(a) Saltley.
(b) Moseley.
(c) Yardley.
(d) Hamstead.

2. Where in the chapel does Jim hide something?
(a) At the altar.
(b) Under a pew.
(c) In the podium.
(d) On top of the cross.

3. Where does Jim go at the end of the novel?
(a) To a new school to teach.
(b) Back to the all boys school.
(c) Back to the Circus.
(d) To be a mole in Russia.

4. Who does Smiley tell the Minister they need to stop negotiating with?
(a) The Chinese.
(b) The mafia.
(c) The Americans.
(d) The Russians.

5. What is Millie's last name?
(a) Bishop.
(b) Meyer.
(c) Rice.
(d) McCraig.

6. Where does Smiley travel to see Ann?
(a) Normandy.
(b) Immingham.
(c) Dublin.
(d) Madrid.

7. Why does Smiley want to see Ann at the end of the novel?
(a) To tell her he loves her.
(b) To tell her of Haydon's death.
(c) To sign divorce papers.
(d) To kill her.

8. What is the name of the publication Jim read for a while?
(a) Soviet Weekly.
(b) Communist Monthly.
(c) Russia Today.
(d) Socialists and Society.

9. What kind of car does Smiley arrive to visit Jim in?
(a) A Ford.
(b) A Honda.
(c) A Bentley.
(d) A Chevy.

10. Where is Haydon being interrogated?
(a) Sarratt.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) London.
(d) Liverpool.

11. What is the Minister's name?
(a) Sercombe.
(b) Amos.
(c) Kayler.
(d) Thompson.

12. Who does Steve say Tarr always thought he was?
(a) Adolf Hitler.
(b) William Churchill.
(c) The pope.
(d) Napoleon Bonaparte.

13. How does Ann's family refer to the Minister's car?
(a) The gold bedpan.
(b) The black bedpan.
(c) The red bedpan.
(d) The white bedpan.

14. What color does Max wear when he and Smiley meet?
(a) White.
(b) Blue.
(c) Red.
(d) Green.

15. Who are the documents about that Smiley receives at the end of Chapter 25?
(a) Jim.
(b) Mendel.
(c) Merlin.
(d) Gerald.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jim hide in the chapel?

2. Who leaves the safe house without saying goodbye to anyone?

3. Who says, "I want to put a thesis to you, Toby. A notion about what's going on."?

4. What time is it when Chapter 34 starts?

5. Why does Max no longer for the Circus?

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