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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is Freudenstein related to the art piece?
(a) It is sent to her from Russia.
(b) There are records of her buying it.
(c) She helps sponsor its discovery out of the Kremlin.
(d) Her grandfather makes it for her.

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

3. How do scorpion fish hide?
(a) They camouflage with coral and seaweed.
(b) They hide in coral nooks and crannies.
(c) They bury themselves under sand.
(d) They only come out at night.

4. What causes the audience to applaud as Lot 42 is being auctioned?
(a) Sotheby's announces it matches the price for a charity.
(b) The piece shows its brilliance as the sun shines through the glass ceiling.
(c) The auctioneer allows a pause between each bid near its suspenseful end.
(d) The price reaches 100,000 British pounds.

5. Where are Peter Wilson's eyes looking to watch for a signal from a dealer?
(a) Near Bond.
(b) Near the front and center.
(c) Far right hand corner of room.
(d) Close to Snowman.

6. 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 attends a Leningrad espionage school.
(c) She works on her Russian to work as a double agent for Britain.
(d) She burns a Russian flag to prove her loyalty.

7. How long does Smythe make friends with "Pussy"?
(a) Two months.
(b) A month.
(c) Two weeks.
(d) A year.

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

9. What is the scorpion fishes main weapon?
(a) Poisonous dorsal fin.
(b) Poisonous bite.
(c) Sharp scales.
(d) Long, sharp teeth.

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

11. Why does Smythe arrest Oberhauser?
(a) To use him to carry down the ammunition box.
(b) To interrogate him.
(c) To use him as a mountain guide.
(d) To translate his papers.

12. What is Bond hoping for to affirm his suspicions of who the Russian Control is?
(a) That a clear photo is available of him at the auction.
(b) That Freudenstein contacts him.
(c) That he now contacts Freudenstein.
(d) That the under-bidder enters the Russian Embassy.

13. Who is Major Dexter Smythe talking to in the introduction of the story Octopussy?
(a) His "people".
(b) A scorpion fish.
(c) An octopus.
(d) Reef fishes.

14. What causes Bond to reach for a gun while he sits in his office?
(a) Wakes up suddenly from sleep.
(b) M yells at him.
(c) Unexpected knock on the door.
(d) Red telephone rings.

15. Bond is trying to identify the Russian Control at Sotheby's. What is the most difficult part in identifying the Russian Control?
(a) Noting the secret signal between the Russian Control and Wilson.
(b) Bond is unable to leave his seat and is confined to one view of the room.
(c) The crowd at Sotheby's is too chaotic to observe carefully.
(d) Wilson runs the auction too speedily.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Dr. Fanshawe's expertise in?

2. Why is Smythe nervous of smoke and noise on top of a mountain?

3. What business does Bond have with Smythe?

4. What does Smythe look for on his map?

5. What is so important about the cairn?

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