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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 was in charge of James Bond while he was in captivity?

2. What is the name on Bond's forged British passport?

3. When Bond finds a bug in his room, where is the bug hidden?

4. What does Bond order from room service after he arrives at the Thunderbird Hotel?

5. By how long had Bond missed Scaramanga in Trinidad?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. After fingerprints confirm Bond's identity, why does the Chief of Staff caution M to not see Bond?

4. Describe Scaramanga's weapon of choice.

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

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

7. What is the Silver Greyhound that Bond is carrying as he waits for his connecting flight in the Kingston airport?

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

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

10. What is the "War Book"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: James Bond, Felix Leiter, Scaramanga, Hendriks, and M.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare and contrast James Bond and Felix Leiter.

a. How are the two characters similar in terms of their professional lives? How are they different?

b. How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses? How are they different?

c. Looking forward, how might surviving the train ride impact each of these men as they move forward with their lives? Will they be similarly affected or not? Explain your answers and your reasoning.

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