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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Smiley think about Irina's diary?
(a) That Irina has terrible handwriting.
(b) That a lunatic wrote it.
(c) That Karla must have planted it.
(d) That it looks professionally prepared.

2. Who does Haydon say has sold out to Karla?
(a) Bland.
(b) Control.
(c) Alleline.
(d) Toby.

3. When is Alleline's memo dated that Smiley reads in Chapter 19?
(a) April 2.
(b) February 27.
(c) October 12.
(d) March 14.

4. Who does Guilliam find out has to authorize the release of the annexes in London?
(a) Toby.
(b) Karla.
(c) Alleline.
(d) Haydon.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bill see that scares him?

2. What song does Bill hear being sung as he passes the church in Chapter 24?

3. What does Jim steal from another teacher?

4. How many weeks does Alleline go between producing his first report and the three more he does later?

5. Why does Bill become physically ill?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Smiley think Merlin is in London?

2. What does Irina confess to Tarr during their time in Hong Kong?

3. Why does Lacon apologize to Smiley after he hears about the contents of Irina's diary?

4. Why does Tarr believe that Boris is a professional agent and not a trade delegate?

5. Why does Control stop working with the Circus?

6. Why does Smiley memorize cars in his London neighborhood?

7. Why is Smiley suspicious about Tarr during their conversation in Chapter 9?

8. What makes Bill Roach sick?

9. How does Jim react when a stranger comes to Thursgood's?

10. What does Guilliam learn about the annexes during his run at the archives?

(see the answer keys)

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