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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 is the Head of Station C in attendance at the "official" meeting that takes place in Bond's hospital room?

2. When the meeting attendees all assemble in the hotel lobby for their train ride, what article of clothing has Scaramanga added to his outfit?

3. At the time the meeting takes place, how many boats controlled by The Group are loaded with raw sugar outside United States' harbors?

4. When Bond receives an "Eyes Only" message from M, how many groups are there?

5. As Bond dictates his return message to M, how much longer will it be before Bond is released from the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Scaramanga tells Bond that they "must have a shooting match one of these days", how does Bond respond?

2. 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?

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. What is the meeting taking place in Bond's hospital room for?

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

6. As the train hurtles forward towards the object blocking the tracks, what does Bond realize is the only thing that can stop the train in time?

7. According to Scaramanga's reminder as the men begin to argue with each other, what was the first agreement the men made when the Co-operative was first formed?

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

9. According to the other man at Scaramanga's morning meeting, what identifying mark solidified the positive identification of Scaramanga's personal assistant as James Bond?

10. Why is Bond slightly nervous just before the "official" meeting gets underway in his hospital room?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast James Bond and Scaramanga.

a. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b. Compare the role that justice plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by the concept of justice - both positively and negatively?

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

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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