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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 Freudenstein's maternal history that helps her gain British trust?
(a) Her mother participates in the resistance against the Revolution.
(b) Her mother works for the British secret service.
(c) Her mother is English.
(d) Her grandmother is friends with Churchill.

2. What practical use does the Emerald Sphere serve?
(a) It's a paperweight.
(b) It works as a lunar calendar.
(c) It works as a clock.
(d) It is a scaled globe.

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

4. About how much is the expected art piece worth?
(a) ~ 50,000 British pounds.
(b) ~ 1,000,000 British pounds.
(c) ~ 10,000 British pounds.
(d) ~ 100,000 British pounds.

5. What department does Bond work for?
(a) MI5.
(b) Ministry of Justice.
(c) Ministry of Defense.
(d) Court of Protection.

Short Answer Questions

1. What business does Bond have with Smythe?

2. What reassures Snowman that Bond is someone he can like?

3. What does M say to offend Dr. Fanshawe?

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

5. What identifies Smythe to his crime?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

5. 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?

6. Describe the atmosphere of Sotheby's, the night of the auction of the Emerald Sphere? What are the rooms and people like?

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

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

9. 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.

10. When Dr. Fanshawe, M, and Bond are talking in M's office, Dr. Fanshawe tends to look down when he speaks to Bond. However, he immediately looks up when asked about the Emerald Sphere. Why is this?

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