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

2. As Scaramanga is leaving Bond's hotel room, who does Scaramanga tell Bond he has a meeting with the next morning?

3. The morning of the train trip, who asks for a secure telephone line because the telephone in his room is "not secure enough"?

4. Aboard the train, Scaramanga asks to see some gun play from Bond. What does Scaramanga tell Bond to shoot?

5. What time is the train supposed to depart with Scaramanga's guests on board?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

5. As Bond enters the conference room at the start of Scaramanga's meeting, what are Scaramanga's instructions to Bond?

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

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

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

10. What is the award conferred upon James Bond in his hospital room as he is recovering from his wounds?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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