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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 company has recently been accepted as the new cover for the British Secret Service?

2. When James Bond arrives in London, what hotel does he check into?

3. Where, during Bond's travels chasing after Scaramanga, does he pick up a diplomatic passport?

4. When Bond orders a bottle of bourbon from room service, how many glasses does Bond ask for?

5. How does Scaramanga characterize the men who will be attending his meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Scaramanga's weapon of choice.

2. What does Bond tell Goodnight about his mission before sending her back to Kingston?

3. According to M's explanation, why had M chosen Bond for the previous assignment on which he was supposedly killed?

4. According to Bond's guess, how much money and how much time are needed in order to bring the Thunderbird Hotel to what Scaramanga's vision is?

5. After fingerprints confirm Bond's identity, why does the Chief of Staff caution M to not see Bond?

6. As Bond follows Scaramanga to the Thunderbird Hotel, how does Bond feel as they arrive at the darkened hotel, and why?

7. According to the Chief Security Officer, what was always odd to him about James Bond's death?

8. According to the briefing Bond gets from Head of Station J's secretary, why is it in Cuba's best interest to disrupt the Jamaican sugar crop?

9. When Bond tests his gun after arriving at the Thunderbird Hotel, why does the gun aim an inch high?

10. Why does the wine committee at M's lunchtime restaurant stock wine that is not allowed to be on the restaurant's wine list?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

The book is entitled, "The Man with the Golden Gun". Why did the author choose this title? How does the title foreshadow the events that unfold in the story, the struggles of both the protagonist and the antagonist, and the determination of James Bond to end up on top?

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