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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 Scaramanga, how much money does he tell the attendees that they need to raise for the hotel?

2. According to the plan Scaramanga lays out for his guests, where will the train stop?

3. When Bond receives an "Eyes Only" message from M, how many groups are there?

4. After the "official" meeting in Bond's hospital room concludes, who does Bond ask to stay behind for a few minutes?

5. How much time passes between when Bond shoots Scaramanga in the Morass and when Bond regains consciousness in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. At Scaramanga's dinner, what does Bond notice about all of the meeting attendees as he tries to make small talk with them?

2. When Bond witnesses the train running over the object on the train tracks, what does Bond suddenly realize?

3. According to the first speaker, what was decided at the committee's meeting six months earlier?

4. When Scaramanga tells Bond that they "must have a shooting match one of these days", how does Bond respond?

5. According to Scaramanga, why is having the ships anchored outside the U.S. harbors a risky business?

6. What is the award conferred upon James Bond in his hospital room as he is recovering from his wounds?

7. 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?

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

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

10. When Bond asks the stowaway why the stowaway had thought Scaramanga was dead, what does the stowaway say?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the main themes in this novel involves deceptive appearances.

a. Identify three characters that use deceptive appearances to further their interests.

b. Why do these characters rely on deception?

c. What is the outcome for these characters? Were they successful in their endeavors or would they have been more successful if they had not been deceptive? Explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

There are several characters introduced in the story who do not survive until the end of the story. Identify at least three people killed as the novel progresses. Compare and contrast each of these deaths, being sure to indicate which character died, how the character died, who was responsible for the character's death, and what impact on the overall plot the character's death had. What could have - or should have - been learned from each of these deaths by the other characters?

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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