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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. Whom does Smiley tell Jim to phone?
(a) Max.
(b) Guilliam.
(c) Lacon.
(d) Alleline.

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

3. What does Jim hide in the chapel?
(a) His money stash.
(b) His fake IDs.
(c) His gun.
(d) His drugs.

4. How many photographs does Smiley pull out his coat pocket when he and Jim are in the motel room?
(a) 5.
(b) 30.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

5. What kind of car does the Minister drive?
(a) A Porsche.
(b) A Bentley.
(c) A Rolls.
(d) A Benz.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Haydon being interrogated?

2. How is Miss Aaronson described?

3. Who does Steve say Tarr always thought he was?

4. Who is asked to take over the Circus in Chapter 38?

5. What color is all the furniture in the motel room where Smiley and Jim go to talk?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Smiley tell Sercombe they must stop the negotiations with the Americans about the secret annex on Witchcraft?

2. Why does Smiley visit Sam?

3. After Jim is caught, what does he plan to tell his interrogators?

4. What does Smiley tell Toby at the safe house is the only thing he wants to know about?

5. Why does Tarr hold the Paris contact at gunpoint?

6. What happens the first time Haydon and Jim meet?

7. How do all the men say goodbye to each other after Haydon is revealed as the mole?

8. As part of their agreement about the mission, what is Max supposed to do if Jim does not show up after getting in the car?

9. What does Mendel report to Smiley when he is watching Circus headquarters in Chapter 35?

10. Describe the letter Haydon writes to Fanshawe.

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