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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the CIA's chief of station that lectures Nate in Chapter 2?
(a) Dimitri Ustinov.
(b) Gordon Gondorf.
(c) Vladimir Kryuchkov.
(d) Anatoly Golov.

2. What is the Executive Action Department of the SVR referred to as in Chapter 4?
(a) Department S.
(b) Department L.
(c) Department T.
(d) Department V.

3. What recipe concludes Chapter 18?
(a) "Gable's Cheese Fondue."
(b) "Ustinov's Rustic Pate."
(c) "Pelmeni Dumplings."
(d) "Pytt i Panna."

4. What is used to kill Ustinov in Chapter 4?
(a) A knife.
(b) A gun.
(c) A rope.
(d) A wire.

5. Where do both Nate and Dominika swim laps regularly in Chapter 10?
(a) Khamovniki Swimming Hall.
(b) The Yrjönkatu Swimming Hall.
(c) The Bulochki Swimming Hall.
(d) The Tokmach Swimming Hall.

6. What is used to kill Marta in Chapter 15?
(a) A rope.
(b) A gun.
(c) A knife.
(d) A baseball bat.

7. What does the word "chistilshchik" translate to in English, as indicated in Chapter 4 (52)?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Baker.
(c) Banker.
(d) Mechanic.

8. Referring to her training at the Sparrow School, Dominika "told herself this wasn't love. This school, this mansion secluded behind walls topped with broken glass, was an engine of the state that institutionalized and dehumanized love. It didn't count, it was physical sex, it was training, like" what (92)?
(a) Painting.
(b) Army training.
(c) Math class.
(d) Ballet school.

9. What does the word "nadziratel" translate to in English (168)?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Location.
(c) Wander.
(d) Overseer.

10. What is the vermilion lamb stew called that Gable orders at the restaurant in Chapter 16?
(a) Borcht.
(b) Rogan josh.
(c) Caviar torte.
(d) Pytt i panna.

11. When did the changeover from KGB to SVR occur?
(a) 1991.
(b) 1989.
(c) 1993.
(d) 1988.

12. Where does Nate take a hotel room in order to meet with MARBLE in Chapter 12?
(a) The Hotel GLO.
(b) The Hotel Paris.
(c) The Four Seasons.
(d) The Marriott.

13. What recipe concludes Chapter 17?
(a) "Gable's Cheese Fondue."
(b) "Ustinov's Rustic Pate."
(c) "Nate's Veal Picatta."
(d) "SVR Cafeteria Chicken Kiev."

14. What does Dominika note about the mirror in her room at the Sparrow School?
(a) It is covered in dust.
(b) It is a two-way mirror.
(c) It is broken.
(d) It is very small.

15. What is the final number of surveillants that are noted in the FSB report as having topped out when following the American diplomat in Chapter 10?
(a) 100.
(b) 120.
(c) 80.
(d) 55.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the word "zapiska" translate to in English (128)?

2. What recipe is included in the end of Chapter 1?

3. What does the word "samoubistvo" translate to in English (167)?

4. For how long has MARBLE been working for the CIA in Chapter 1?

5. In what restaurant are Nate and Gable eating in the opening of Chapter 16?

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