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

2. What idea does Bond get in regards to Russia's local Control in London?

3. What reassures Snowman that Bond is someone he can like?

4. Who is Major Dexter Smythe talking to in the introduction of the story Octopussy?

5. What is Bond fearful of when he notices Smythe's reaction to his visit?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Smythe realizes he is pricked by the scorpion fish, what is his reaction and what does this say about his ability to feel?

2. Smythe likes to swim and feed the fishes and octopus around his villa. Describe his relationship with the sea animals by his beach.

3. Bond constantly meets new characters for his job and must make judgments about them. What signs show Bond is good at reading people?

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

5. Smythe expresses boredom with his life in Jamaica, yet he does little to change it. What stops Smythe from doing more with his boredom?

6. Describe the Emerald Sphere and why it is so revered amongst jewelers.

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

8. Why does Bond visit Kenneth Snowman and is his visit successful?

9. 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?

10. What kind of relationship must Bond always have when he meets new people? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The genre of James Bond books are espionage/spy thrillers that usually consists of suspense. Explain how Fleming creates suspense in each of his stories. Where is the climax in each story?

Essay Topic 2

There are many types of characters in The Living Daylights that are necessary to succeed in the mission to kill Trigger. Describe the different types of characters observed in the Secret Service and how they balance each other within the department.

Essay Topic 3

In order to work for the Secret Service, the person is ideally focused on the assignment, but everyone is human, including Bond. How does Bond show vulnerability in his character that works against him as a secret service agent?

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