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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. Who must Bond meet with whenever the red telephone rings?
(a) Communications.
(b) M.
(c) Double O.
(d) MI5.

2. What does Bond mention to seal the fact that he knows about Smythe's past?
(a) Reichsbank.
(b) Macao.
(c) Aunt in Kensington.
(d) Foo brothers.

3. What causes the octopus to get excited as Smythe gets closer to him?
(a) The smell of Smythe's blood.
(b) Smythe's call.
(c) The smell of the scorpion fish's poison.
(d) The smell of the fresh scorpion fish.

4. What is Smythe in search of for Professor Bengry?
(a) A scorpion fish.
(b) An octopus.
(c) A rare coral.
(d) A butterfly fish.

5. What condition is London in, in regards to crime and activity?
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Relatively quiet.
(c) Normal.
(d) Unsually heavy in the espionage deparment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Bond prepare himself in identifying a Russian spy the night of the auction?

3. What building does Bond work in?

4. What is Smythe thinking when the octopus' tentacles reach out to him?

5. What is Bond's personal connection to Smythe's crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Peter Wilson, the auctioneer helps set the tone and conduct of the auction?

2. Smythe expresses boredom with his life in Jamaica, yet he does little to change it. What stops Smythe from doing more with his boredom?

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

4. Describe the Emerald Sphere and why it is so revered amongst jewelers.

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

6. What significance is it to the British government to know that the KGB wants to pay Freudenstein?

7. When Bond visits Smythe, Bond does not reveal his true intentions immediately. However, Smythe's first thoughts are "They have... found out." What does he mean by "they" and what does this mean about his expectations of this visit?

8. Describe how Bond and Smythe are careful about their word choice and speech as they speak about Smythe's service in WWII.

9. Freudenstein works in London with the Purple Cipher. Describe Freudenstein's role in the espionage world.

10. Signaling a bid can take many forms. What sly way does the under-bidder communicate with Peter Wilson during the auction of the Emerald Sphere? How is this harder to detect?

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