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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 song does Bill hear being sung as he passes the church in Chapter 24?
(a) Nunc dimittis.
(b) Ave Maria.
(c) Salve Regina.
(d) Te Deum.

2. What holiday is it when Control dies?
(a) Halloween.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Easter.
(d) Christmas.

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

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

5. Who questions Tarr and wants to know why he suddenly showed up?
(a) Smiley.
(b) Lacon.
(c) Irina.
(d) Guilliam.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who has an affair with Smiley's wife?

2. Who is Aleks?

3. What station does Irina work out of?

4. What nickname does Jim give to Bill?

5. Where does Smiley believe Merlin is located?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Smiley discover about Toby when studying the Operation Witchcraft financial figures?

5. Why does Lacon become upset with Smiley in Chapter 15?

6. Why do Guilliam and Smiley keep a secret from Tarr at the end of Chapter 22?

7. Describe the reports that Alleline turns in that secure his job as the head of the Circus.

8. How is Connie able to help Smiley?

9. Why does Smiley think Merlin is in London?

10. What tasks does Guilliam perform for Smiley at Brixton?

(see the answer keys)

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