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

2. Whom does Steve tell Tarr he needs to worry about?

3. Where do Jim and Haydon meet, according to a letter from Haydon?

4. What does Bill think about Jim's gun at the end of Chapter 39?

5. What does Jerry do for a living?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Jim goes back to Thursgood's?

2. Why does Haydon say he had an affair with Ann?

3. What does Jim tell Max about their covers in preparation for their big mission?

4. Why does Smiley go to meet Ann?

5. Why does Toby help Smiley?

6. Why does Smiley visit Sam?

7. What does Smiley tell Jerry as they part in Chapter 28?

8. Why does Smiley find it odd that Jim does not back of the Brno mission?

9. Describe the letter Haydon writes to Fanshawe.

10. How does Smiley figure out who the mole is?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Compare and contrast the characters of Toby and Roy. How are they alike? How are they different? What is their relationship like? How does each one drive the plot? How would the story be different without each one?

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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