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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. According to the "official" report, which group was NOT among those represented at the Thunderbird Hotel?

2. How many men are present, including Scaramanga, at his meeting?

3. What are the four meeting attendees all wearing for their afternoon train ride?

4. Just as Bond is about to shoot Scaramanga, Scaramanga makes one final request. What does Scaramanga ask Bond for?

5. Who is the first meeting attendee to object to the amount of money Scaramanga is asking for?

Short Essay Questions

1. When Scaramanga begins his morning meeting, what is the first thing he learns from the other man at the meeting?

2. As Bond hunts for Scaramanga in the Morass, why does Bond pull up his coat collar?

3. According to the "Gleaner", who was killed when the bridge near Green Island Harbour "collapsed"?

4. What is the meeting taking place in Bond's hospital room for?

5. As the train hurtles forward towards the object blocking the tracks, what does Bond realize is the only thing that can stop the train in time?

6. When Scaramanga and the person he was meeting with leave the conference room, what do their expressions make Bond feel like?

7. As Bond hunts for Scaramanga in the Morass, what does Bond allow himself to think about?

8. What important message does the first speaker at the meeting have for the Chairman?

9. As Bond enters the conference room at the start of Scaramanga's meeting, what are Scaramanga's instructions to Bond?

10. According to Scaramanga, when will the ships anchored outside U.S. harbors finally anchor?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

In many ways, the novel is a series of contrasts designed to heighten the reader's awareness and draw the reader deeper into the story, and the intricacies of each of the story's characters. Identify at least three contrasts that are used in the novel. Describe these contrasts and determine how they impact the story's plot, as well as the reader's emotional involvement in the characters' lives. If these identified contrasts were not included in the story, what impact would their absence have on the storyline, the characters' development, and the readers' involvement?

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