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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Mr. Verloc's usual schedule?
(a) He goes to bed by 10 o'clock at night, then does not awaken until around 7 o'clock in the morning.
(b) He stays up very late at night, then sleeps in until around noon.
(c) He turns in early at night, then gets up before the crack of dawn.
(d) Mr. Verloc has no usual schedule.

2. What does Mr. Verloc find his wife doing when he returns home immediately following his encounters with Mr. Wurmt and then Mr. Vladimir?
(a) Taking a nap.
(b) Getting ready for bed.
(c) Working in the shop.
(d) Serving dinner.

3. The Secret Agent is a novel centered on the attempt in 1894 to destroy what?
(a) The London Bridge.
(b) Trafalgar Square.
(c) The Greenwich Observatory.
(d) Buckingham Palace.

4. Where did Mr. Verloc live before he got married?
(a) Near Trafalgar Square.
(b) In Belgravia Square.
(c) In Greenwich Park.
(d) In view of the Thames River.

5. What is one reason Mr. Verloc is unconcerned when he leaves his shop in the care of someone else?
(a) The shop draws little business.
(b) Mr. Verloc can be easily reached if necessary.
(c) Stevie is totally reliable.
(d) The shop is left with a friend who is a retired jeweler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which phrase best describes Stevie?

2. What happens after Mr. Verloc and Winnie marry?

3. Which nation is Mr. Vladimir an agent for?

4. What causes Stevie extreme difficulty in maintaining a job?

5. Who is the spy named in the title of The Secret Agent?

(see the answer key)

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