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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Smythe preparing for since his arrival to the West Indies?
(a) A questioning, such as the one Bond is giving him.
(b) A plan B that allows escape and comfortable retirement elsewhere.
(c) A chance to leave the military past and enter the world of marine science.
(d) Oberhauser's family to find him.

2. How do scorpion fish hide?
(a) They only come out at night.
(b) They camouflage with coral and seaweed.
(c) They bury themselves under sand.
(d) They hide in coral nooks and crannies.

3. What is Smythe in search of for Professor Bengry?
(a) An octopus.
(b) A butterfly fish.
(c) A scorpion fish.
(d) A rare coral.

4. What last hint does Snowman give Bond?
(a) To look for any slight movement as a signal.
(b) The best view of the room is in the back.
(c) The hands are usually where the signals are.
(d) To keep watch on the audience's eyes for signals.

5. What causes the audience to applaud as Lot 42 is being auctioned?
(a) The price reaches 100,000 British pounds.
(b) Sotheby's announces it matches the price for a charity.
(c) The piece shows its brilliance as the sun shines through the glass ceiling.
(d) The auctioneer allows a pause between each bid near its suspenseful end.

Short Answer Questions

1. What identifies Smythe to his crime?

2. What causes Bond to reach for a gun while he sits in his office?

3. What kind of audience does Sotheby's gala mainly attract?

4. In addition to Bond, who else is at Sotheby's to capture evidence of the Russian Control?

5. What is a usual way to signal a bid at an auction?

Short Essay Questions

1. Smythe arrests Oberhauser for false reasons and kills him. For years Smythe gets away with it. What does this say about events of WWII and its scary truth?

2. Smythe realizes the scorpion fish pricks him. What does Smythe concern himself with in the last minutes of his life? Why?

3. According to Dr. Fanshawe, how do the Soviets feel about their collection of arts? How does this help support evidence against the real provenance of the Emerald Sphere?

4. Bond is not a major character in Octopussy and his role is very minor compared to his usual services for the British Secret Service. How and why does he enter Smythe's life?

5. According to Fleming, describe the four types of drunk in which Smythe falls into.

6. As Smythe ponders his decision to either return to England or end his life, he remembers his social plans of the night. Why does this routine cheer Smythe up all of a sudden, despite his dislike for his daily life?

7. Although Bond is there to return Smythe to England, how does Bond show mercy towards the man?

8. When Bond visits Smythe, Bond does not reveal his true intentions immediately. However, Smythe's first thoughts are "They have... found out." What does he mean by "they" and what does this mean about his expectations of this visit?

9. Describe how Bond and Smythe are careful about their word choice and speech as they speak about Smythe's service in WWII.

10. Explain persona non grata and how its declaration of Piotr Malinowksi helps the United Kingdom.

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