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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Leamas say in response to Karden's accusations about him?

3. During Mundt's trial, what does Fiedler bring Leamas to the stand to explain?

4. What does Liz decide to do after receiving the letter?

5. How much time do Liz and Leamas have to cross the border?

Short Essay Questions

1. How might the tone at the beginning of Chapter 21 be described? How might the tone at the end of Chapter 21 be described?

2. What incriminating piece of evidence does Liz disclose at Mundt's trial?

3. What does Liz take away from her conversation with the wardeness in Chapter 24?

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

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

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

7. What does Leamas' decision on top of the border wall represent?

8. What does Liz's arrival at Mundt's trial tell Leamas about British intelligence?

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

10. What does Mundt want to know about George Smiley while Mundt is interrogating Leamas?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast any two characters in the text. What makes them similar? What makes them different? Make sure to use examples from the text to support your thesis.

Essay Topic 2

Chapter 5 (in which Liz nurses Leamas back to health) provides a significant amount of character development that is utilized throughout the rest of the novel. Give 3 things we learn about both Liz and Leamas in Chapter 5. Then describe, using examples from the text, how that information comes into play later in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Which 2 characters in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold have the strongest relationship? Use examples from the text to support your argument. Remember that a strong relationship can also mean a negative one.

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