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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What signals give Bond an idea of what kind of news to expect from his boss?
(a) Miss Moneypenny's expressions.
(b) M's tone over the intercom.
(c) How the weather is that day.
(d) Whether his boss' door is open or not.

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

3. Where does Smythe live?
(a) Nassau, Bahamas.
(b) North Shore, Jamaica.
(c) Key West, Florida.
(d) Aruba.

4. What is a usual way to signal a bid at an auction?
(a) A wink.
(b) Call out "here".
(c) A toe tap.
(d) A flick of the catalogue.

5. What kind of audience does Sotheby's gala mainly attract?
(a) Film celebrities.
(b) Philanthropists.
(c) Rich pleasure-seekers.
(d) Royalty.

6. What is Dr. Fanshawe's expertise in?
(a) Geology.
(b) Architecture.
(c) Antique jewelry.
(d) Paintings.

7. As soon as Lot 42 is done, where does Bond head to?
(a) Follows the underbidder.
(b) The cameramen to ask for a photo of the underbidder.
(c) Back to headquarters.
(d) To thank Snowman.

8. What idea does Bond get in regards to Russia's local Control in London?
(a) The auctioneer is friendly with the Russian Control.
(b) He probably works directly with the jewelers.
(c) They can identify him at the auction.
(d) Following Freudenstein may bring them to the local Control.

9. What is Smythe thinking when the octopus' tentacles reach out to him?
(a) That he finally gets to "shake hands" with it.
(b) That he is more at home here than on land.
(c) That the octopus is smarter than people give it credit for.
(d) That he wants to go in this manner than the long ordeal of court martial.

10. What does Freudenstein do that exposes her true intentions for working with the British government?
(a) She commutes between Whitehall and the Russian Embassy every Wednesday.
(b) She burns a Russian flag to prove her loyalty.
(c) She attends a Leningrad espionage school.
(d) She works on her Russian to work as a double agent for Britain.

11. What common theme do all the Lots of the auction have?
(a) They are all British artists.
(b) They are all paintings.
(c) They are all jewelry.
(d) They are all by Russian artists.

12. What identifies Smythe to his crime?
(a) His bullets.
(b) Oberhauser's family.
(c) A note read by the wrong person.
(d) His fingerprints.

13. What is etched on the Emerald Sphere?
(a) Map of the world.
(b) The Freudenstein family name.
(c) The artist's signature.
(d) The Tree of Life.

14. How does Bond like the current state of crime in London?
(a) Excited by it.
(b) Cool on the outside, stressed in the inside.
(c) Bored with it.
(d) Unnerved.

15. How does Bond feel about Snowman by the end of his visit to Wartski's?
(a) Bond thinks Snowman is helpful, but too focused on his work to help.
(b) Bond needs him, but thinks he is too devious to trust.
(c) Bond is curious about Snowman's relationship with the Russian Control.
(d) Bond trusts him completely.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does Snowman no longer help Bond at the auction?

3. What causes Bond to reach for a gun while he sits in his office?

4. What does Bond mention to seal the fact that he knows about Smythe's past?

5. How does Snowman know when the under-bidder begins his bids?

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