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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 categorical drunk does Fleming group Smythe?
(a) Sanguine.
(b) Melancholic.
(c) Choleric.
(d) Phlegmatic.

2. Against only what other art is the Emerald Sphere compared to?
(a) The Imperial Easter Eggs.
(b) The Great Imperial Crown.
(c) The Russian Crown Jewels.
(d) The Orb of Vertu.

3. What names does Bond mention that worries Smythe his time is up?
(a) Tyrol and Ober Aucher.
(b) Mary and Dr. Greaves.
(c) Reichsbank and Oberhauser.
(d) Gestapo and MOB.

4. What tactic is used to raise a Lot's price during an auction?
(a) Using an under-bidder.
(b) Telling the auctioneer ahead of time a buyer's interest and price range.
(c) False signals.
(d) When the lead buyer looks to see who is bidding against him.

5. How does Bond prepare himself in identifying a Russian spy the night of the auction?
(a) He wears dark glasses to hide himself better.
(b) He brushes up on his Russian.
(c) He researches the latest Russian fashion.
(d) He inspects the Russian Embassy staff photos ahead of time.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do scorpion fish hide?

2. What is Smythe in search of for Professor Bengry?

3. Wartski's storefront can be described as __________.

4. What is Smythe preparing for since his arrival to the West Indies?

5. How does Bond like the current state of crime in London?

Short Essay Questions

1. Smythe ruffles through papers when one catches his eye. Describe Smythe's actions when he sees the envelope and how his actions illustrate his character.

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. Why does Bond visit Kenneth Snowman and is his visit successful?

4. Smythe arrests Oberhauser for false reasons and kills him. For years Smythe gets away with it. What does this say about events of WWII and its scary truth?

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

6. Bond constantly meets new characters for his job and must make judgments about them. What signs show Bond is good at reading people?

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

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

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

10. Smythe considers court martial or committing suicide. Why is it better or worse if he decides one over the other?

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