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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. Before the negotiations begin, who does Scaramanga ask to leave the room?

2. When everyone boards the train, where does Scaramanga tell Bond to sit?

3. As Gengerella enters the discussion, who does he acknowledge - somewhat snidely - are good traders?

4. Aboard the train, how many spare magazines for his gun is Bond carrying?

5. After Scaramanga challenges Bond to make the evening better and Bond asks Scaramanga for the item, who shouts for Scaramanga to give Bond what he asked for?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Scaramanga, why is having the ships anchored outside the U.S. harbors a risky business?

2. As Bond hunts for Scaramanga in the Morass, why does Bond pull up his coat collar?

3. When the other man at Scaramanga's morning meeting asks Scaramanga how he allowed James Bond into the middle of The Group's negotiations, what does Scaramanga say?

4. Why does the poison that Scaramanga tipped his bullets with not kill Bond?

5. According to Scaramanga, when will the ships anchored outside U.S. harbors finally anchor?

6. According to the first speaker, what was decided at the committee's meeting six months earlier?

7. When Bond asks the stowaway why the stowaway had thought Scaramanga was dead, what does the stowaway say?

8. While Bond is meeting with Nicholson and Leiter in the back office, what do the three men decide to do while the body of Rotkopf is being disposed of?

9. How does the Resident Medical Officer characterize his patient in Number Twelve?

10. According to Scaramanga, only one thing changes now that Scaramanga has heard what the other man at the morning meeting has to say. What is the one thing that changes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Several times in the story, Bond is helped by other people in order to move forward in both his investigation into Scaramanga and in his personal life.

a. Identify at least three times in the story in which Bond reaches out for help.

b. Compare and contrast each of these events in terms of the situation Bond is trying to understand, the effect of his asking for help, and the situation that immediately follows this time.

c. How might Bond's actions have impacted the story's plot if he hadn't reached out for help from others?

Essay Topic 2

James Bond wears different masks in the story. Both a secret agent, a personal assistant, and an insurance investigator, James has many personas to maintain. Identify, then compare and contrast the personas Bond employs. How are they similar? How are they different? What tricks does Bond use to keep his personas straight - and avoid detection? Why is it necessary for Bond to wear different masks?

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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