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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 is the Minister's name?
(a) Sercombe.
(b) Thompson.
(c) Kayler.
(d) Amos.

2. Who does Haydon want to question him when being interrogated?
(a) Alleline.
(b) Smiley.
(c) Jim.
(d) Ann.

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

4. How does Ann's family refer to the Minister's car?
(a) The red bedpan.
(b) The white bedpan.
(c) The gold bedpan.
(d) The black bedpan.

5. Who does Steve say Tarr always thought he was?
(a) The pope.
(b) Napoleon Bonaparte.
(c) Adolf Hitler.
(d) William Churchill.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does Steve tell Tarr he needs to worry about?

3. Who does Smiley believe is the mole after hearing his voice?

4. Who is Steve?

5. What school does Jim attend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Jim goes back to Thursgood's?

2. Why does Smiley find it odd that Jim does not back of the Brno mission?

3. 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?

4. Why does Toby help Smiley?

5. What is the Minister concerned about in Chapter 33?

6. Why does Haydon say he had an affair with Ann?

7. How does Jim manage to leave the school where he works?

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

9. How does Smiley confront Haydon and Polyakov?

10. Why does Smiley tell Lacon that it would be unwise to meet at his room in Whitehall?

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