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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 does Freudenstein's grandfather do before the Russian Revolution?
(a) He makes extravagant jewelry for royalty.
(b) He is a porcelain manafacturer.
(c) He polishes jewelry.
(d) He is a famous painter.

2. What is Smythe preparing for since his arrival to the West Indies?
(a) A questioning, such as the one Bond is giving him.
(b) A plan B that allows escape and comfortable retirement elsewhere.
(c) A chance to leave the military past and enter the world of marine science.
(d) Oberhauser's family to find him.

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

4. What does Smythe do with the paper that catches his eye?
(a) Get a transalator to read it then keeps it.
(b) Hand it over to the Colonel.
(c) Burn it after reading.
(d) Read it and then carefully keep it in his inside pocket.

5. What is the mood in the room, as Bond questions Smythe about his time in the service at the end of WWII?
(a) Relaxed.
(b) Vengeful.
(c) Secretive and tense.
(d) Full of convolutions and confusions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Smythe secretly looking for?

2. What causes the octopus to get excited as Smythe gets closer to him?

3. What identifies Smythe to his crime?

4. What marking is on the contents of the ammunition box?

5. What happens over time as Smythe spends his retirement in the Caribbean?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain persona non grata and how its declaration of Piotr Malinowksi helps the United Kingdom.

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

6. 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?

7. 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?

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

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

10. 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?

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