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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. In Part 1, Chapter 3, to what does Smiley devote his time at work?

2. What is Doc di Salis an expert on?

3. In Part 1, Chapter 9, how is Phoebe Wayfarer's spy work described?

4. What does Frost do while Jerry takes pictures at the Hong Kong bank?

5. In Part 1, Chapter 5, who does Jerry call from the airport?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Smiley learn about the staff of Indocharter after he first investigates the company?

3. What does Craw reveal about the British Secret Service in his article about High Haven?

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

5. What does Jerry learn about Drake Ko from the newspaper?

6. In Part 1, Chapter 6, why does Jerry visit Craw?

7. How does Jerry feel about getting the bank files in Hong Kong?

8. How does Craw feel about Phoebe's spy work?

9. When Smiley visits the Worthingtons in Part 1, Chapter 10, what does he read in their letters?

10. What does Smiley do to check for spies in his office?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three characters that could be considered heroes in this novel. Explain how this is true and how their heroism impacts the rest of the novel.

Essay Topic 2

How is Elizabeth developed as a character? Consider her introduction compared to her arrest at the end of the novel. What does Elizabeth represent?

Essay Topic 3

Choose three characters that could be considered victims in this novel. Explain how this is true and what their victimization does to drive the rest of the novel.

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