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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. Who must Bond meet with whenever the red telephone rings?
2. What happens over time as Smythe spends his retirement in the Caribbean?
3. What is Bond hoping for to affirm his suspicions of who the Russian Control is?
4. Where are Peter Wilson's eyes looking to watch for a signal from a dealer?
5. What does Freudenstein do that exposes her true intentions for working with the British government?
Short Essay Questions
1. Signaling a bid can take many forms. What sly way does the under-bidder communicate with Peter Wilson during the auction of the Emerald Sphere? How is this harder to detect?
2. When Smythe realizes he is pricked by the scorpion fish, what is his reaction and what does this say about his ability to feel?
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. 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?
7. Describe how Bond and Smythe are careful about their word choice and speech as they speak about Smythe's service in WWII.
8. Explain persona non grata and how its declaration of Piotr Malinowksi helps the United Kingdom.
9. Bond attempts to identify the Russian spy, even before Lot 42 is exhibited. What does he do to prepare himself and what works against him?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Bond's character comes out here and there between the four short stories in "Octopussy and The Living Daylights." Explain his thought processes and how it matches or contrasts with his external persona. What is the same or different? What is the purpose in having a different exterior to the people he meets? What inner strengths carries through to the exterior?
Essay Topic 2
In order to work for the Secret Service, the person is ideally focused on the assignment, but everyone is human, including Bond. How does Bond show vulnerability in his character that works against him as a secret service agent?
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay about who is James Bond and how his characteristics fit his job as a secret service agent.
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