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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. What does Bond add to his coffee when he makes his breakfast?

2. What causes Bond and Sender to argue?

3. When is "007 in New York" first published in America?

4. One of Bond's best meal in New York consists of _____.

5. As Bond makes his plans, what does Bond remind himself of often?

Short Essay Questions

1. What kind of persona does Bond display? Use the Chief Range Officer's impression as an example.

2. Explain Number 272 and what the plans are. How is Bond involved?

3. Based on Bond's daydreaming plans, use three adjectives to describe his character and why these words describe him.

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

5. Why does Bond prefer the auto firm that he uses in New York? What is the major benefit for his current situation in New York?

6. How does Bond spend his first free afternoon? How does virtue triumph in this situation?

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

8. How does Bond's description of the cello player foreshadow her involvement with his assignment?

9. How does Bond compare New York to London and Paris as he ponders his day?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The genre of James Bond books are espionage/spy thrillers that usually consists of suspense. Explain how Fleming creates suspense in each of his stories. Where is the climax in each story?

Essay Topic 2

Common government laws such as that under British, American and Russian rule do not allow murder without punishment. However, each of these governments are fully aware of assignments that include snipers and murders to occur under government departments. According to each of these governments, when is murder necessary? When is it valid?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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