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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. Ten days after Bond regains consciousness and is part of a meeting in his hospital room, who is given absolute authority to close the meeting if Bond shows any signs of strain?

2. Where is the secret door that Scaramanga uses to enter Bond's hotel room?

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

4. Who is the person that Leiter is respectful of in the "official" meeting that takes place in Bond's hospital room?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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

5. 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?

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

In addition to deception, greed is a central theme of this novel.

a. Identify three characters that are motivated by greed. Describe their reasons for being greedy.

b. How does greed affect these characters, their decisions, and their actions?

c. What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful in their endeavors or would they have been more successful if they had not been greedy? Explain your answer.

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