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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 is Bond most concerned about, in regards to his new weapon?

2. How does Bond relax himself before he takes his position?

3. Up to what point does Bond's day actually go as planned?

4. Where is Bond at the beginning of "007 in New York"?

5. Where does Bond end up meeting his intended person for the mission?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe the crossing point for Number 272. How is the area good or bad for 272, Trigger and Bond?

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

5. Why does Bond fail to kill Trigger despite his perfect aim at the shooting range?

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

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

8. Bond sets up the rendezvous point at Central park Zoo at a certain house. Why does he find it appropriate to meet his assignment at this house?

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

10. Explain Bond's internal relationship with the cello player before he discovers the truth. How does this affect him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain and describe the world of upscale jewelers and what it is like at galas, such as the auction scene at Sotheby's. How does knowing and understanding this world help Bond and make him a better spy?

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

There are many types of characters in The Living Daylights that are necessary to succeed in the mission to kill Trigger. Describe the different types of characters observed in the Secret Service and how they balance each other within the department.

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