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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jerry tell Charlie he wants to interview him?
(a) For a novel.
(b) For an article on Hong Kong.
(c) For police information.
(d) For an article on Ricardo.

2. Where does Jerry take Elizabeth before dinner in Part 2, Chapter 13?
(a) Night clubs.
(b) Shopping.
(c) To her apartment.
(d) To his apartment.

3. Where are the scars on Elizabeth's face?
(a) Her chin.
(b) Her forehead.
(c) Her cheeks.
(d) By her eye.

4. What makes Guillam worry about the Americans trying to take over Smiley's work?
(a) He knows the Americans often lie.
(b) He just has a gut feeling.
(c) He fears Smiley will easily back down.
(d) He thinks the contract never go delivered.

5. What career does Nelson learn while in Russia?
(a) The law.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Spy work.
(d) Policing.

6. Why does Nelson join the anti-English movement?
(a) It was a paying job.
(b) He felt oppressed.
(c) It was popular.
(d) He was forced.

7. Why does Jerry hire a colonel to help him find Ricardo?
(a) The colonel knows the countryside.
(b) The colonel knows Ricardo.
(c) The colonel is also a translator.
(d) The colonel's services are guaranteed.

8. Who does Enderby appear to form an alliance with in Part 2, Chapter 18?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Drake Ko.
(c) Smiley.
(d) The Americans.

9. What does Ricardo say will happen if he tells his story to Jerry?
(a) It won't help the investigation anyway.
(b) Ricardo will have to kill him.
(c) He will never believe it.
(d) Ricardo will lie.

10. What does di Salis learn Nelson has recently helped to build in China?
(a) A hospital.
(b) A school.
(c) A helicopter
(d) A submarine.

11. Why does Mr. Hibbert get lost in the stories he tells?
(a) He is pretending.
(b) He is old.
(c) He is confused.
(d) He is trying to delay the conversation.

12. Who is charged with drug trafficking at the end of Part 2?
(a) Ricardo.
(b) Jerry.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Nelson.

13. Where does Jerry travel when Smiley orders him to find Ricardo?
(a) Japan.
(b) Vietnam.
(c) Thailand.
(d) China.

14. Who does Jerry have dinner with in Part 2, Chapter 15?
(a) Charlie.
(b) A female reporter.
(c) A Cousins agent.
(d) Ricardo.

15. What happens to Smiley's investigation around Christmas?
(a) It picks up pace.
(b) It slows down.
(c) It gets side-tracked.
(d) It completely stops.

Short Answer Questions

1. Around Christmas, who does Smiley request information about Ricardo from?

2. In Part 2, Chapter 18, where does Jerry go instead of back to England?

3. How does Mr. Hibbert describe Nelson's arm when he first met him?

4. How does Jerry imagine Elizabeth got her scars?

5. When Jerry and Elizabeth go to Hong Kong to find Nelson, what does Elizabeth show Jerry?

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