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

2. What is Scaramanga's first name?

3. After the attempted murder of M, where is Bond taken?

4. After being captured, where was Bond taken to?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When Bond finds the bug in his room at the Thunderbird Hotel, what does Bond briefly toy with the idea of doing?

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

3. Who is Porterfield and what does Porterfield pride himself on being?

4. Why does Bond select the hotel he checks into when he first arrives in London?

5. Although the description of Scaramanga in Records is exact, what does the description fail to catch?

6. What event did the beginning of Scaramanga's career coincide with?

7. After Bond finds and reads the message he sees at the display stand in the Kingston airport, what does Bond do next?

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

9. 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?

10. What is the "War Book"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast how the character of James Bond changes as the story progresses. Be sure to include your assessment of his character when he is first introduced in the story, when he receives his mission to kill Scaramanga, when he is introduced as Scaramanga's personal assistant, and when he finally kills Scaramanga in the swamp. Use examples from the story to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Identify the groups of people trying to gain control of the sugar market. Compare and contrast these groups in terms of overall number, organization, overall motivation, ability to plan, and success achieved. How are they similar? How are they different? Did any one group of people actually end up controlling the sugar market? Why or why not? Support your answer with examples from the story.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: James Bond, Felix Leiter, Scaramanga, Hendriks, and M.

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