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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. Which of the meeting attendees is described as a big shot in the entertainment world?

2. What is the name of the cafe located at 3 1/2 Love Lane?

3. When Bond asks Scaramanga for a list of meeting attendees, who is the first person Scaramanga mentions?

4. What kind of beer does Bond drink when he's at 3 1/2 Love Lane?

5. How does Scaramanga characterize the men who will be attending his meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is James Bond so pleased to learn the identity of Head of Station J's secretary?

2. What event did the beginning of Scaramanga's career coincide with?

3. According to Bond's guess, how much money and how much time are needed in order to bring the Thunderbird Hotel to what Scaramanga's vision is?

4. As Bond follows Scaramanga to the Thunderbird Hotel, how does Bond feel as they arrive at the darkened hotel, and why?

5. According to the briefing Bond gets from Head of Station J's secretary, why is it in Cuba's best interest to disrupt the Jamaican sugar crop?

6. Although the description of Scaramanga in Records is exact, what does the description fail to catch?

7. When Bond tests his gun after arriving at the Thunderbird Hotel, why does the gun aim an inch high?

8. According to James Bond, what is the first law for a secret agent?

9. Why is the paper Bond purchases from the shop at the Kingston airport one of his favorites?

10. How does the manager of 3 ½ Love Lane characterize her "business"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the groups of people trying to gain control of the sugar market. Compare and contrast these groups in terms of overall number, organization, overall motivation, ability to plan, and success achieved. How are they similar? How are they different? Did any one group of people actually end up controlling the sugar market? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the story.

Essay Topic 2

There are several characters introduced in the story who do not survive until the end of the story. Identify at least three people killed as the novel progresses. Compare and contrast each of these deaths, being sure to indicate which character died, how the character died, who was responsible for the character's death, and what impact on the overall plot the character's death had. What could have - or should have - been learned from each of these deaths by the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast how the character of James Bond changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of his character when he is first introduced in the story, when he receives his mission to kill Scaramanga, when he is introduced as Scaramanga's personal assistant, and when he finally kills Scaramanga in the swamp. Use examples from the story to support your answer.

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