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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the duty officer fired?
(a) Getting into a fight with another worker.
(b) Being a mole.
(c) Sleeping with his boss' wife.
(d) Drinking on the job.

2. What school does Jim attend?
(a) Oxford.
(b) Cambridge.
(c) Cornell.
(d) Dartmouth.

3. What is the name of the duty officer Smiley visits in Chapter 26?
(a) Joe.
(b) Sam.
(c) Alex.
(d) Martin.

4. Why is Bill's father threatening to take him out of school?
(a) Bill tells him that Jim is a spy.
(b) Bill is sick again.
(c) Bill keeps getting beat up.
(d) Jim threatens to kill Bill.

5. Who says, "I won't be quoted, George."?
(a) Lacon.
(b) The Minister.
(c) Toby.
(d) Mendel.

6. Where does the press incorrectly say Jim, a British spy, was shot?
(a) Liberec.
(b) Prague.
(c) Pilsen.
(d) Ostrava.

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

8. What does the duty officer do for a living now?
(a) Waiter.
(b) Drug dealer.
(c) Body guard.
(d) Bookie.

9. What does Karla show Jim when they talk about Smiley?
(a) A cigarette lighter.
(b) A ring.
(c) A flask.
(d) A wallet.

10. What excuse does Jim use to get out of work?
(a) He is having chest pains.
(b) His mother is ill.
(c) His brother died and he needs to leave for the funeral.
(d) He says he is involved in a secret mission.

11. What time is it when Chapter 34 starts?
(a) 4 p.m.
(b) 10 a.m.
(c) 2 p.m.
(d) Midnight.

12. What street does Smiley live on?
(a) Crossville Road.
(b) Bywater Street.
(c) Crabapple Road.
(d) Treeridge Parkway.

13. Who breaks up with his girlfriend at the end of Chapter 32?
(a) Haydon.
(b) Tarr.
(c) Guilliam.
(d) Jim.

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

15. What does Jim hate about the cigarette Karla gives him?
(a) It tastes stale.
(b) It is not a menthol.
(c) It tastes American.
(d) It is an herbal cigarette.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Guilliam do when he arrives at the safe house?

2. Who has a strangely emotional farewell with Polyakov when leaving the safe house in Chapter 37?

3. Who demands that their diplomatic status be respected during the bust at the safe house?

4. Where is Haydon being interrogated?

5. What does Jerry receive from Toby that he shows to Smiley?

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