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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Heat do when making his incomplete, initial report on the Greenwich Park explosion to the assistant commissioner and he is pressured to open up?
(a) Heat maintains he has no information about Michaelis.
(b) Heat reveals his displeasure with his supervisor and nothing more.
(c) Heat only reveals Mrs. Verloc was on the train from Maze Hill.
(d) Heat reveals the item he obtained from the coroner's office.

2. What is Winnie's response to Mr. Verloc immediately after Heat leaves their home?
(a) She listens, but nothing is registering as she is simultaneously thinking about the times she spent with Stevie and her mother.
(b) She only barely listens, thinking more about Stevie and her mother, and sacrifices she has made for them.
(c) She listens, also thinking about Stevie and the sacrifices she has made for her brother.
(d) She refuses to listen, only thinking about her brother and and mother, and the sacrifices she has made for them.

3. What does Mr. Verloc plan to do if he stops receiving monthly paychecks from the embassy?
(a) Mr. Verloc has begun making plans, but does not have complete faith in them as yet.
(b) Mr. Verloc has nothing to worry about because he has plans that he has total confidence in.
(c) Mr. Verloc is very worried, as he does not know what to do yet.
(d) Mr. Verloc is unconcerned and has no definite plans at this point.

4. In Chapter 10, what is the initial destination the Assistant Commissioner goes to for the second time that evening?
(a) He goes first to the Italian restaurant for dessert and a glass of vermouth as a reward to himself in the case.
(b) He goes first to his office to type his official report so Heat will be outshone when he arrives for work in the morning.
(c) He first searches out Mr. Vladimir promptly for the second time that evening now that he can establish his days as an anarchist are over.
(d) He goes first to the secretary of state to report his progress in the investigation.

5. On the evening of Stevie's death after Winnie has gone upstairs, what happens when Mr. Verloc enters his parlor and finds the meal his wife prepared earlier laid out?
(a) Mr. Verloc skips the meal, goes upstairs, and continues attempting to convince Winnie he deeply loves her.
(b) Mr. Verloc is not at all hungry given the death of Stevie, and the sight of the meal disturbs him.
(c) Mr. Verloc sees the meal, becomes upset at the sight, and carries it into the kitchen, leaving the carving knife behind on a plate.
(d) Mr. Verloc suddenly becomes very hungry and eats quickly, leaving the arving knife on a plate.

Short Answer Questions

1. In chapter 7, what does the assistant commissioner ensure when he returns to his office following his evening meeting with the secretary of state?

2. Where did The Professor get his nickname?

3. Following a verbal confrontation between Winnie and Mr. Verloc on the evening she learns of Stevie's death, what does her Mr. Verloc presume?

4. What does Winnie silently promise herself after Stevie's encounter with the cab driver?

5. What is one reason Mr. Verloc is unconcerned when he leaves his shop in the care of someone else?

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