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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. Whose voice comes on the duty officer's radio once music stops?

2. What color is the car that Jim is supposed to get into when he and Max work together?

3. When is Haydon's letter that Smiley finds dated?

4. Who demands that their diplomatic status be respected during the bust at the safe house?

5. Who does Smiley believe is the mole after hearing his voice?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jim do when he sees Smiley at Thursgood's?

2. Why does Smiley think it is odd that Haydon said he did not know about Jim being shot?

3. Why does Tarr hold the Paris contact at gunpoint?

4. Describe the letter Haydon writes to Fanshawe.

5. What does Smiley tell Toby at the safe house is the only thing he wants to know about?

6. What is the Minister concerned about in Chapter 33?

7. How do all the men say goodbye to each other after Haydon is revealed as the mole?

8. As part of their agreement about the mission, what is Max supposed to do if Jim does not show up after getting in the car?

9. Why does Jim consider fleeing from the school where he works?

10. What happens the first time Haydon and Jim meet?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does Peter Guilliam play in the story? How does he help Smiley find the moles? What does it signify that he does everything Smiley tells him to do, including breaching procedures? Do you think it is important that his father was a spy for the British?

Essay Topic 2

What role does Karla play in the story? Do you think he is the true villain of the story? Why or why not? How do people talk about him? Why is it important that he never actually appears in present time line of the story, and he is only referred to in the recollections of others?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the use of names, nicknames, and code names in the novel. Cite three names where names play a large role in the novel and explain what the names might represent based on your reading of the text.

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