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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. According to the plan Scaramanga lays out for his guests, how long will the train trip be?

2. When Bond watches the stowaway jump from the train, how does Bond characterize the stowaway's landing?

3. How many shots does it take Bond to kill Hendriks aboard the train?

4. As Bond allows himself to be distracted as he hunts for Scaramanga, how does Bond characterize Scaramanga in his imagination?

5. According to what Bond's visitor tells him, who is Bond warned to keep away from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bond characterize the evening ahead of him after dinner is served before Scaramanga tells Bond to make the evening go better?

2. Why does the poison that Scaramanga tipped his bullets with not kill Bond?

3. As the train hurtles forward towards the object blocking the tracks, what does Bond realize is the only thing that can stop the train in time?

4. What important message does the first speaker at the meeting have for the Chairman?

5. While Bond is meeting with Nicholson and Leiter in the back office, what do the three men absolutely agree on?

6. As Bond enters the conference room at the start of Scaramanga's meeting, what are Scaramanga's instructions to Bond?

7. According to the first speaker, what was decided at the committee's meeting six months earlier?

8. According to the "Gleaner", who was killed when the bridge near Green Island Harbour "collapsed"?

9. According to Scaramanga's reminder as the men begin to argue with each other, what was the first agreement the men made when the Co-operative was first formed?

10. When Scaramanga tells Bond that they "must have a shooting match one of these days", how does Bond respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the story, there are several situations where Bond's life is in danger.

a. Identify at least three instances where Bond's life is in danger. Describe the situation and how Bond survives.

b. Compare and contrast the dangerous situations in which others are attempting to kill Bond. What is the motivation in each of these situations to kill Bond?

Essay Topic 2

In many ways, the novel is a series of contrasts designed to heighten the reader's awareness and draw the reader deeper into the story, and the intricacies of each of the story's characters. Identify at least three contrasts that are used in the novel. Describe these contrasts and determine how they impact the story's plot, as well as the reader's emotional involvement in the characters' lives. If these identified contrasts were not included in the story, what impact would their absence have on the storyline, the characters' development, and the readers' involvement?

Essay Topic 3

The author uses several different literary techniques as the story is told in regard to the story's flow. Describe the techniques of both flashbacks and foreshadowing. How are each of these techniques used in the story? Give specific examples of each technique. Why might the author have chosen to use both of these techniques in the story? Was the story enhanced by the use of these two techniques? Why or why not?

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