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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. Where did Scaramanga begin working as a full-time gunman for a United States mob family?

2. How long is James Bond's layover in the Kingston airport before he boards his next flight?

3. How long is Captain Walker supposed to keep James Bond on the line so that the call can be traced?

4. As Bond waits for his connecting flight in the Kingston airport, how long has he been chasing after Scaramanga?

5. According to Scaramanga, what is the name of the Negril development?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mary Goodnight insist on accompanying Bond to Savannah La Mar?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. Why does the wine committee at M's lunchtime restaurant stock wine that is not allowed to be on the restaurant's wine list?

5. What does Bond tell Goodnight about his mission before sending her back to Kingston?

6. According to the Chief Security Officer, what was always odd to him about James Bond's death?

7. After Bond finds and reads the message he sees at the display stand in the Kingston airport, what does Bond do next?

8. Describe the simple trap that Bond puts in front of his door before going to bed at the Thunderbird Hotel.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In many ways, the novel is a series of contrasts designed to heighten the reader's awareness and draw the reader deeper into the story, and the intricacies of each of the story's characters. Identify at least three contrasts that are used in the novel. Describe these contrasts and determine how they impact the story's plot, as well as the reader's emotional involvement in the characters' lives. If these identified contrasts were not included in the story, what impact would their absence have on the storyline, the characters' development, and the readers' involvement?

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

Planning is an essential part of the story for several characters, as well as for the author to ensure that his plot moves forward. Identify instances in which James Bond and Francisco Scaramanga plan for their final showdown. Identify instances in which each of these men fails to plan well. What is revealed about each of these characters through their ability - or lack thereof - to plan? How is the strength of the author revealed in his ability to have his characters adequately plan? Be sure to support your reasoning.

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