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

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

3. Why is Smythe's villa name so fitting?
(a) It's extravagant.
(b) It's right on the beach.
(c) He's a fan of octopusses.
(d) It's small.

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

5. What is Bond's personal connection to Smythe's crime?
(a) Oberhauser is a dear friend of Bond's.
(b) Bond and Smythe are enemies from a previous assignment.
(c) The contents of the ammunition box are Bond's.
(d) Bond looks up to Smythe's work in the service.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Smythe?

2. What signals give Bond an idea of what kind of news to expect from his boss?

3. What does Smythe make sure of when he leaves the hut?

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

5. What gives away Wartski's notable stature?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. During Smythe and Bond's talk in the living room, Smythe is slightly more relaxed to know that Bond smokes cigarettes. Why does Smythe feel this way?

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

4. Why does the KGB go through troubles of sending an expensive jewelry piece with a fake provenance, rather than pay a large sum to their double agent?

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

6. 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?

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

8. 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.

9. As Smythe ponders his decision to either return to England or end his life, he remembers his social plans of the night. Why does this routine cheer Smythe up all of a sudden, despite his dislike for his daily life?

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

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