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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where in Mr. Verloc's residence does the meeting of the International Red Committee take place?
(a) In a room over his pornography shop.
(b) In the parlor.
(c) In a back room.
(d) In the basement.

2. While speaking with the Professor, Ossipon gains information that leads him to believe who was blown up in the Greenwich Park explosion?
(a) Michaelis.
(b) Yundt
(c) Mr. Verloc.
(d) Mrs. Verloc.

3. Heat's supervisor promptly takes which action upon hearing of Michaelis's name in connection with the Greenwich Park bomb investigation?
(a) After dismissing Heat, he dwells on thoughts of the three other club members whom he routinely plays a whist game with.
(b) Turns his back to Heat and dismisses him from the office a few minutes later thinking about this subject.
(c) Dismisses Heat abruptly and then falls into his desk chair thinking about this subject.
(d) Abruptly dismisses a vague memory of a whist game he participates in daily at his club.

4. Who is Mr. Wurmt?
(a) The German privy councillor.
(b) The English privy councillor.
(c) The Russian privy councillor.
(d) The French privy councillor.

5. What is Winnie's attitude toward Stevie?
(a) Winnie is very maternal.
(b) Winnie pretty much ignores Stevie.
(c) Winnie is spiteful in dealing with Stevie.
(d) Winnie gives Stevie attention only when it is to her benefit.

Short Answer Questions

1. What goal does Mr. Vladimir hope to achieve?

2. The Secret Agent is a novel centered on the attempt in 1894 to destroy what?

3. What does Mr. Verloc plan to do if he stops receiving monthly paychecks from the embassy?

4. In the morgue, what does Heat find among the yet-to-be-identified remains retrieved from the Greenwich Park bombing scene?

5. As he investigates the Greenwich Park explosion, what is Heat's reaction when he initially eyes the professor?

(see the answer key)

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