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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 the significance of "Number 272"?
(a) It's the code name for the man Bond must save.
(b) It's the name of Bond's mission.
(c) It's the Russian file that is close to being in British hands.
(d) It's Bond's code name for his current mission.

2. What are Bond's feelings, as he receives the assignment from M in "The Living Daylights"?
(a) Reluctant and unwilling until forced to do so.
(b) Proud to be British.
(c) Is happy to help a fellow agent.
(d) Prefers to receive the assignment than give it.

3. Where does Bond end up meeting his intended person for the mission?
(a) Rockefeller Center.
(b) Empire State Building.
(c) At the Astor Hotel bar.
(d) Central Park Zoo.

4. What does the Chief Range Officer do to learn more about Bond?
(a) Follow Bond.
(b) Call the NRA.
(c) Call the Ministry of Defence.
(d) Call M.

5. Who does Bond presume the nondescript middle-aged man to be?
(a) His second man.
(b) A thief.
(c) KGB.
(d) Secret Service from the U.S. government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bond's night with Solange is likely spent _____.

2. Where is Bond headed to after he leaves Bisley?

3. What familiarity does Bond experience in the building on Kochestrasse and Wilhlemstrasse?

4. Who is Bond supposed to meet for the mission?

5. What publication first publishes "007 in New York"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe M as he gives an assignment that involves murder. How does this show his feelings in regards to his men?

2. For whom and why does Ian Fleming write "007 in New York"?

3. Bond is first suspicious of a man at the airport. What thrilling story does he propose for the nondescript man?

4. How are the Americans involved in Bond's mission? What is their reaction and concern?

5. How does Fleming show his true feelings about New York throughout the story?

6. Bond mentions that it would not be a bad thing if he is let go as a Double O agent. How much truth is in this statement and why does Bond say this?

7. Summarize Bond's mission and why it is to be kept from U.S. knowledge.

8. Why does Fleming have two people involved in Bond's mission? What is Captain Sender's role?

9. How is "007 in New York" set up differently in its storytelling than the previous three stories in the novel?

10. What kind of man is Captain Paul Sender? What is his character type and how does this fit in his line of work?

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