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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sort of cover does Jim have when he and Max work together?

2. What color does Max wear when he and Smiley meet?

3. When is Haydon's letter that Smiley finds dated?

4. In what year does Haydon receive Soviet citizenship?

5. Where does Jim go at the end of the novel?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why does Toby help Smiley?

5. What happens when Jerry tells Toby about the story a man in Prague tells him about Jim?

6. What does Smiley tell Jerry as they part in Chapter 28?

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

8. How does Smiley confront Haydon and Polyakov?

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

10. What does Jim tell Max about their covers in preparation for their big mission?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the character Bill Roach. Why do you think he plays such a large role in Jim's part of the story? What does he represent? Do you think it is important that he share a first name with Haydon?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the struggles Smiley goes through in hunting the mole. What challenges does he face? How does he overcome these challenges? What does his ability to find the mole say about him?

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of all the interviews Smiley does? Why is it important that he must rely on recollections of others to solve his mystery? Cite three instances where Smiley must rely on interviews for information and tell how each one is significant and how each drives the plot.

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