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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Smythe's morning routine by 10:30 A.M.?
(a) Feed the fishes.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Go fishing.
(d) Have an alcoholic drink.

2. What building does Bond work in?
(a) An old warehouse.
(b) A non-descript brick building.
(c) Whitehall.
(d) A contemporary skyscraper.

3. How does Smythe get Oberhauser to stand exactly where he wants him?
(a) Lures him with questions about the views.
(b) Pretends to see something afar and asks Oberhauser for his opinion.
(c) Asks him to take a picture of Smythe from a certain angle.
(d) Tells him to move over for a picture.

4. During the end of Smythe's service, what are most of the files he is in charge of about?
(a) Interrogation methods used for whom.
(b) Espionage, Gestapo personnel and secret hideouts.
(c) Prison camp logs and records the Nazis kept.
(d) Bombed sites in Germany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Smythe want to see before he dies?

2. How do scorpion fish hide?

3. Who must Bond meet with whenever the red telephone rings?

4. What is Bond fearful of when he notices Smythe's reaction to his visit?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of relationship must Bond always have when he meets new people? Why?

2. In what way does Smythe lead his life? Is it successful or a failure?

3. According to Dr. Fanshawe, how do the Soviets feel about their collection of arts? How does this help support evidence against the real provenance of the Emerald Sphere?

4. Bond is not a major character in Octopussy and his role is very minor compared to his usual services for the British Secret Service. How and why does he enter Smythe's life?

5. Smythe realizes the scorpion fish pricks him. What does Smythe concern himself with in the last minutes of his life? Why?

6. Describe Freudenstein in Bond's view. Why is he biased?

7. Smythe likes to swim and feed the fishes and octopus around his villa. Describe his relationship with the sea animals by his beach.

8. How does Bond show that he loves and thrives off drama? Give examples from "The Property of a Lady".

9. From what little is known about Oberhauser and his interactions with Smythe, what can the reader gather about his character?

10. According to Fleming, describe the four types of drunk in which Smythe falls into.

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