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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Karden accuse Leamas of during Mundt's trial?
(a) Of seeking refuge with the East Germans when he's really a British fugitive.
(b) Of robbing Fiedler when he wasn't paying attention.
(c) Of stealing money from the British government and not sharing it.
(d) Of being a double agent and setting up false evidence against Mundt.

2. Why did Mundt beat Fiedler during his interrogation?
(a) Because Fiedler got Mundt fired a long time ago.
(b) Because Fiedler refused to talk.
(c) Because Fiedler is Jewish.
(d) Because Fiedler stole Mundt's girlfriend.

3. What happens when Liz and Leamas are on top of the border wall?
(a) They start yelling for their comrades to come rescue them.
(b) The searchlights locate them.
(c) They lose their balance and fall again.
(d) They start waving their arms to get help.

4. When Mundt is first interrogating Leamas, Mundt tells Leamas that he must confess:
(a) To Mundt and Mundt only, since they're on the same side.
(b) At Fiedler's public trial.
(c) Into a tape recorder.
(d) Under no circumstances.

5. What does the commissar tell Liz about what will happen to Fiedler?
(a) He will be returned to London.
(b) He will be killed.
(c) He will be imprisoned for the rest of his life.
(d) He will be set free, but he must never leave East Germany.

6. What happens to Liz when she is on top of the border wall?
(a) She saves Leamas by pushing him over to the other side.
(b) She makes it over but breaks her ankle on the way down.
(c) She is shot and falls to the bottom.
(d) She faints from stress, and Leamas has to carry her.

7. How knowledgeable is Liz about Germany?
(a) She grew up there.
(b) Not very.
(c) She's fluent in German and has a Ph.D. in German literature.
(d) Incredibly knowledgeable.

8. Where is Liz taken after she is rescued?
(a) To the airport.
(b) To the train station.
(c) To a nice hotel.
(d) To a waiting car.

9. Toward the end of the novel, what does Liz believe about Fiedler?
(a) He is a double-agent who should be protected.
(b) He is a liar.
(c) He will be joining them soon in Russia.
(d) He is a good man who should not be killed.

10. What does the bank's reply to Leamas' forged inquiry lead Fiedler to believe?
(a) That Liz is more than she seems to be.
(b) That there's no way Mundt could be the special agent.
(c) That Mundt must be the special agent.
(d) That Leamas really did commit embezzlement.

11. During Mundt's trial, what does Fiedler argue is suspicious about Mundt's time in England?
(a) That Mundt came home with way too much money.
(b) That Mundt was stationed there even though he didn't speak English.
(c) That Mundt was able to escape without any negative consequences.
(d) That Mundt never came into the office, but still was paid for his work.

12. What is Liz's reaction to the attendance numbers for the Communist meeting she attends in East Germany?
(a) She is flattered that they liked her speech so much.
(b) She is excited so many people came.
(c) She can't believe how young all the attendees are.
(d) She feels disenchanted with the Communist Party.

13. What was the evidence Fiedler used to support the warrant?
(a) Information provided by Miss Crail.
(b) Information provided by Liz.
(c) All of these answers are correct.
(d) Information provided by Leamas and other sources.

14. What is the Fennan case?
(a) Leamas' first case.
(b) A famous bank robber case.
(c) An important assassination.
(d) The case Leamas is working on in the book.

15. How could Liz's reaction to the plot that Leamas explains as they flee East German best be described?
(a) Displeasure.
(b) Jealousy.
(c) Happiness.
(d) Pride.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who starts shooting at Liz and Leamas?

2. What is Liz's initial reaction to the letter she receives?

3. Who does Liz receive a letter from?

4. What character surprisingly appears during Mundt's trial?

5. What happens to Leamas right at the end of Mundt's trial?

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