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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 M's real first name?

2. When Bond asks Scaramanga for a list of meeting attendees, who is the first person Scaramanga mentions?

3. How much does Scaramanga offer to pay Bond for providing security for Scaramanga's upcoming business negotiations?

4. What is the name of the cafe located at 3 1/2 Love Lane?

5. As Bond waits for his connecting flight in the Kingston airport, how long has he been chasing after Scaramanga?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the girl who manages 3 ½ Love Lane go by such an unusual name?

3. What or who is "The Infuriator"?

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

5. Why is James Bond so pleased to learn the identity of Head of Station J's secretary?

6. According to James Bond, what is the first law for a secret agent?

7. What is the custom at M's lunchtime restaurant?

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast James Bond and Scaramanga.

a. How are the two characters similar? How are they different?

b. Compare the role that justice plays in each of their lives. How is each character affected by the concept of justice - both positively and negatively?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast James Bond and Felix Leiter.

a. How are the two characters similar in terms of their professional lives? How are they different?

b. How are the two characters similar in their personality characteristics, strengths, and weaknesses? How are they different?

c. Looking forward, how might surviving the train ride impact each of these men as they move forward with their lives? Will they be similarly affected or not? Explain your answers and your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout the story, there are several situations where Bond's life is in danger.

a. Identify at least three instances where Bond's life is in danger. Describe the situation and how Bond survives.

b. Compare and contrast the dangerous situations in which others are attempting to kill Bond. What is the motivation in each of these situations to kill Bond?

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