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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Property of a Lady.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Greaves ration Smythe's vices to?
(a) A glass of rum and no more smoking.
(b) Ten cigarettes and no more drinking.
(c) Two ounces of whiskey and ten cigarettes per day.
(d) A glass of wine and a pack of cigarettes a day.

2. What trouble does the ammunition box give Smythe?
(a) Its heavy weight.
(b) It's tight lock.
(c) It's lack of a handle.
(d) It's awkward shape.

3. What marking is on the contents of the ammunition box?
(a) Signature of the Reichsbank president.
(b) Reichsbank stamp.
(c) Mint marks of the Swiss National Bank.
(d) Mint marks of the Reichsbank.

4. In addition to Bond, who else is at Sotheby's to capture evidence of the Russian Control?
(a) Snowman.
(b) An MI5 cameraman.
(c) Freudenstein.
(d) M.

5. What kind of information does the catalogue give about the Lots?
(a) Who currently owns it.
(b) A description of the Lot and its history.
(c) What the minimum bidding price is set at.
(d) How each Lot comes into Sotheby's hands.

Short Answer Questions

1. What names does Bond mention that worries Smythe his time is up?

2. Who is Major Dexter Smythe talking to in the introduction of the story Octopussy?

3. What is Bond's mood as the auction for Lot 42 starts to wind down?

4. What is the mood in the room, as Bond questions Smythe about his time in the service at the end of WWII?

5. What building does Bond work in?

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