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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Smythe make friends with "Pussy"?

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

3. Why does Snowman no longer help Bond at the auction?

4. What causes the audience to applaud as Lot 42 is being auctioned?

5. What does Mr. Fanshawe focus his eyes on as he speaks with Bond?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Fleming, describe the four types of drunk in which Smythe falls into.

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

3. When Smythe realizes he is pricked by the scorpion fish, what is his reaction and what does this say about his ability to feel?

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

5. 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?

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. Describe how Bond and Smythe are careful about their word choice and speech as they speak about Smythe's service in WWII.

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the relationship between the British Secret Service and the KGB. Why does the KGB send a double agent? What are the risks? What are the benefits and consequences?

Essay Topic 2

Death and murder are encountered throughout the four short stories. Describe how several characters view death, such as Smythe, Bond, Sender, Trigger, etc. What affects their feelings? Is it different when it is their own death versus someone else's? What other factors influence their thoughts on whether death should or should not occur?

Essay Topic 3

Research Fleming's biography and discuss how his real life relates to his James Bond series.

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