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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. How does James Bond describe the atmosphere in the Kingston airport?

2. What is the headline of Bond's horoscope in the paper he purchases from the shop in the Kingston airport?

3. What was the name of the circus elephant that had been killed as a young Scaramanga was trying to protect it?

4. When Bond is asked by the manager to step into his office and meet his assistant, who is actually waiting in the manager's office for Bond?

5. According to the story Bond tells M, when Bond was first found, what did he think he was?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. According to M's explanation, why had M chosen Bond for the previous assignment on which he was supposedly killed?

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

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

8. When Bond finds the bug in his room at the Thunderbird Hotel, what does Bond briefly toy with the idea of doing?

9. Describe Scaramanga's weapon of choice.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

The entire story takes place primarily in two different locations. Compare and contrast the following locations in the story - in London and in Savannah La Mar. Be sure to include how the characters are treated in each of these locations, as well as how they live and interact with each other. Of these two locations in the story, which location would you most prefer to live in, and why?

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