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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Leamas first do when he realizes he is going to be attacked after being out with Fiedler?
(a) He runs.
(b) He starts speaking Italian so they won't think he's a spy.
(c) He puts his hands up.
(d) He hides in the dark and waits for them to attack.

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

3. Liz receives a letter in Chapter 15. What does it say?
(a) That Leamas will be home within a week.
(b) That the library has been underpaying her for years.
(c) That she has inherited a lot of money from her late mother.
(d) That she has been selected for an all-expense-paid trip to East Germany.

4. During Mundt's trial, what does Fiedler bring Leamas to the stand to explain?
(a) The function of several secret gadgets Fiedler found on Mundt.
(b) The secret codes needed to get into British intelligence buildings.
(c) The reason why Liz was the person behind the entire mission.
(d) The banking procedures behind Rolling Stone.

5. How does Leamas react to Liz's testimony?
(a) He pretends he doesn't know her.
(b) He gets very angry because he realizes his mission has been spoiled.
(c) He is angry she didn't tell him about the baby.
(d) He glows, because he loves her so much.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Leamas when he is on top of the border wall?

2. How are Liz and Leamas supposed to cross the border?

3. How could Liz's reaction to the plot that Leamas explains as they flee East German best be described?

4. After Liz's testimony at Mundt's trial, what does Leamas express his severe disappointment in?

5. When Mundt meets Leamas in his cell, where does Mundt take him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What triggers Leamas' realization about Mundt?

2. What makes Leamas trust Fiedler even more after they both have been interrogated?

3. Leamas and Fiedler are working toward what common goal?

4. Why is Liz so disheartened with the low turnout to the Communist Party meeting in East Germany?

5. Why doesn't Leamas question the response from the bank in Chapter 14?

6. What is Leamas' reaction to Mundt when he begins to be interrogated by him?

7. Why does Leamas react the way that he does when Fiedler mentions Liz for the first time?

8. What does Liz think is wrong with the explanation Leamas gives her (as they are fleeing Germany) about what will happen to Fiedler and Mundt?

9. Is Leamas' treatment at the hands of Mundt surprising? Why or why not?

10. After Mundt's trial ends, who does Liz believe to be "right" and "good" in the situation?

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