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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. Who calls Smiley at the end of Chapter 19?
(a) Irina.
(b) Tarr.
(c) Haydon.
(d) Guilliam.

2. Who writes the reports in Operation Witchcraft?
(a) Bland.
(b) Alleline.
(c) Haydon.
(d) Toby.

3. What is the name of the KGB bigwig that acts as control for the mole?
(a) Irina.
(b) Ivlov.
(c) Karla.
(d) Boris.

4. Who has an affair with Smiley's wife?
(a) Haydon.
(b) Bland.
(c) Toby.
(d) Control.

5. Why does Bland take a desk job in London?
(a) He is shot.
(b) He is demoted after being involved in a scandal.
(c) He has a nervous breakdown.
(d) He is getting very old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tarr find that Irina leaves him?

2. How many people are on the Soviet plane that leaves Hong Kong?

3. Where does Smiley establish his operational headquarters?

4. Who does Guilliam find out has to authorize the release of the annexes in London?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why does Smiley think Merlin is in London?

6. How does Smiley first meet Karla?

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

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

9. What makes Bill Roach sick?

10. Why does Alleline want to know if Guilliam has met with Tarr?

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