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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 kind of vehicle does the man drive?

2. What brand of beer does Bond want to drink at Scotts?

3. What did Tiffany become when some men violated her?

4. What road does Bond live on?

5. Who does the pilot say he will pass the man's message on to?

Short Essay Questions

1. What argument do Bond and the agent overhear?

2. Describe Tiffany's phone call.

3. Why is the man so anxious?

4. Describe Bond and Leiter's trip to Saratoga Springs.

5. What does the Chief of Staff tell Bond about the case?

6. Why does the Chief of Staff send Bond to see Vallance?

7. How does Bond meet Felix Leiter?

8. What happens to Bond before the plane takes off?

9. How does Shady Tree want to pay Bond?

10. What does the man complain to the pilot about?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Fleming's writing style. How would you describe Fleming's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Fleming's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the relationship between Britain and America in the Fifties.

1) How did Britain cope with Americas success and their own decline? Was Britain's relationship with America in the Fifties entirely satisfactory?

2) How does Fleming express the relationship between Britain and America? Is this a true reflection?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Fleming use character and setting to express these themes?

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