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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. According to Scaramanga, how many days earlier did Scaramanga kill a British agent sent to eliminate him?

2. As shots are fired aboard the train, Bond is hit. Where is Bond shot?

3. As Goodnight tells Bond the first congratulatory message from M, what word is Goodnight excited that M repeats in his message?

4. According to the "official" report, who were Leiter, Nicholson, and Bond working under the direction of?

5. When Bond hears a single cough while hunting for Scaramanga in the Morass, about how far away does the cough come from?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What important message does the first speaker at the meeting have for the Chairman?

3. When Bond witnesses the train running over the object on the train tracks, what does Bond suddenly realize?

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. 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?

7. At Scaramanga's dinner, what does Bond notice about all of the meeting attendees as he tries to make small talk with them?

8. 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?

9. While Bond is meeting with Nicholson and Leiter in the back office, what do the three men absolutely agree on?

10. When Scaramanga begins his morning meeting, what is the first thing he learns from the other man at the meeting?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Fleming uses this story to examine the role that truth plays in our daily lives. Examine the author's beliefs through his storytelling. Why would the author choose this story to overlay his demonstration of the consequences realized when the truth is distorted or hidden? What did you learn from the author's discussion on truth? What other avenues, if any, could the author have used to express his beliefs? Would those avenues have been as effective as the story? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, there are several situations where Bond's life is in danger.

a. Identify at least three instances where Bond's life is in danger. Describe the situation and how Bond survives.

b. Compare and contrast the dangerous situations in which others are attempting to kill Bond. What is the motivation in each of these situations to kill Bond?

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