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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. How does Ann's family refer to the Minister's car?

2. Whom does Smiley tell Jim to phone?

3. How is Miss Aaronson described?

4. What is Testify's real name?

5. Who breaks up with his girlfriend at the end of Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Smiley think it is odd that Haydon said he did not know about Jim being shot?

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

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

4. 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?

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

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

7. Describe the letter Haydon writes to Fanshawe.

8. How does Smiley figure out who the mole is?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the significance of Haydon's death? Why do you think the author decided to kill his character off at the end? What do you think the author wants his reader to take away from his death? How does his death move the story along? Why is it important that Smiley does not know who killed Haydon?

Essay Topic 2

How does Haydon betray the people he works with? What are his motives for betraying British intelligence? Does he ever seem remorseful about what he has done? Use examples from the text to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Explore the order Le Carre tells the story in. Why do you think he begins the story in the middle of the narrative? What techniques does he use to switch from the past to the present and back in the story? Cite three examples and explain how he transitions. Is it ever hard to tell if the narrative is in the past or the present? Why or why not?

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