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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. In Part 1, Chapter 10, how does Peter describe his relationship with Elizabeth?
(a) He says he is her rock.
(b) He says he always disappoints her.
(c) He says he is like her boss.
(d) He says he wants to leave her.

2. Where does Jerry stay while he is in Hong Kong?
(a) A flat.
(b) A cottage.
(c) High Haven.
(d) A boathouse.

3. What type of journalist is Phoebe Wayfarer?
(a) A gossip reporter.
(b) A human interest reporter.
(c) An advice columnist.
(d) A sports columnist.

4. What role does Sally Cale play in the relationship between Drake Ko and Liese Worth?
(a) She pays them.
(b) She helps them hide from the law.
(c) She introduced them.
(d) She sells drugs to them.

5. What is Craw most interested in asking Phoebe about when they go out to dinner in Part 1, Chapter 9?
(a) Liese Worth's job.
(b) Phoebe's work history.
(c) Drake Ko's mistress.
(d) Jerry's personal life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the postmistress assume about Jerry's telegram in Part 1, Chapter 2?

2. What is Jerry Westerby working on writing in Tuscany?

3. What does Luke learn about the Russian in the Circus from a magazine article?

4. Who is Phoebe Wayfarer a spy for?

5. How many children do Peter and Elizabeth have?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens after Jerry's father dies?

2. When Smiley is questioned in Part 1, Chapter 8, how does he explain his need for an agent in Hong Kong?

3. What does Jerry learn about Drake Ko from visiting the race track?

4. When Smiley visits Elizabeth Worthington's parents in Part 1, Chapter 10, what does he learn about them?

5. What does Smiley learn about Peter Worthington's life when he visits him in Part 1, Chapter 10?

6. What is Jerry's relationship with Smiley?

7. Why does Jerry befriend Frost?

8. Why does Jerry want a job with a London newspaper?

9. What does Jerry do after receiving his telegram in Part 1, Chapter 2?

10. In Part 1, Chapter 8, what is the argument for not warning the Governor of Hong Kong?

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