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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 9, where does Serena go to meet Shirley?
(a) Soho.
(b) Camden.
(c) Islington.
(d) Redbridge.

2. In high school, what club did Serena serve as captain?
(a) Cheerleading.
(b) Math.
(c) Chess.
(d) Drama.

3. Where did Trimingham do clerical work?
(a) Islamabad.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Cairo.
(d) Paris.

4. At the end of Chapter 4, what excuse does Max give Serena for explaining why he has to leave?
(a) Has a doctor's appointment.
(b) Cooking dinner for a friend.
(c) Meeting his parents for dinner.
(d) Has to take his dog to the vet.

5. In Chapter 6, what does Serena find under a bed when working at a safe house?
(a) One of Tony's books.
(b) Small knife.
(c) Blood spots.
(d) Paper with what looks like a portion of Tony's name.

6. What is the name of the older gentleman in Tapp's office in Chapter 7?
(a) Andrew Vandover.
(b) Walter Phillips.
(c) David Rankins.
(d) Peter Nutting.

7. As Serena gets ready to leave Max's office in Chapter 10, why does she think he might be angry?
(a) He did not want the service to choose Haley.
(b) He was worried about having her in his office too long.
(c) Her arranged marriage remark offended him.
(d) He wanted non-fiction.

8. By the end of Chapter 7, how long has Serena been in the Service?
(a) 9 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 18 months.
(d) 13 months.

9. In Chapter 10, who is Max engaged to?
(a) Barbara, a teacher.
(b) Megan, a lawyer.
(c) Linda, a professor.
(d) Ruth, a doctor.

10. In Chapter 7, how many men are in Harry Tapp's office when Serena arrives?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

11. In Chapter 1, how long was Serena in the British Security Service before she was sacked?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 18 months.

12. In Chapter 4, what does Serena learn that Tony died from?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Leukemia.
(c) Lupus.
(d) Emphysema.

13. At the end of Chapter 6, when do Shirley and Serena finish their work?
(a) Around 6:30.
(b) After 6.
(c) 5:30.
(d) 6:45.

14. When did Solzhenitsyn receive the Nobel Prize?
(a) 1971.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1970.
(d) 1969.

15. What is the name of Neil Carder's ex-wife?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Abigail.
(c) Hermione.
(d) Rebecca.

Short Answer Questions

1. At the end of Chapter 2, what does Serena try to throw that belongs to Tony?

2. In Chapter 6, where does Shirley remember going as an exchange student when she was 16?

3. In Chapter 4, when does Serena learn of Tony's death?

4. In Chapter 2, how long does Serena have an affair with Tony Canning?

5. What does Serena wonder if she knows how to read at the end of Chapter 8?

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