Octopussy Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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Octopussy Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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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 Bond's personal connection to Smythe's crime?

2. What department does Bond work for?

3. What common theme do all the Lots of the auction have?

4. How does Bond feel about Freudenstein?

5. What does Smythe miss, despite his frustration when it happens?

Short Essay Questions

1. During Smythe and Bond's talk in the living room, Smythe is slightly more relaxed to know that Bond smokes cigarettes. Why does Smythe feel this way?

2. Why does the KGB go through troubles of sending an expensive jewelry piece with a fake provenance, rather than pay a large sum to their double agent?

3. Smythe considers court martial or committing suicide. Why is it better or worse if he decides one over the other?

4. 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?

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

6. Describe the atmosphere of Sotheby's, the night of the auction of the Emerald Sphere? What are the rooms and people like?

7. 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?

8. Describe how Peter Wilson, the auctioneer helps set the tone and conduct of the auction?

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

10. Freudenstein works in London with the Purple Cipher. Describe Freudenstein's role in the espionage world.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Smythe is given numerous options of possible ways to die, yet Fleming writes him a bizarre death. What is Fleming's purpose in having Smythe die the way he does?

Essay Topic 2

Smythe is hardly a man of determination, yet he feels the need to see through with his octopus experiment before he dies. Why does he feel this need? What satisfaction does this give him in the last minutes of his death?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Miss Freudenstein and how she becomes a double agent. What is her role and why does she do it? What possible reasons does she go against her own mother's fight?

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