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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. Why did Leiter retire from the CIA?

2. What does M say Bond should do instead of pushing it in?

3. What does Tiffany's passport state as her profession?

4. What is the man waiting for?

5. What race is the girl who opens the door to Saye's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Bond tries to push Tiffany for more information?

2. What information does Leiter give Bond about Tiffany?

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

4. What argument do Bond and the agent overhear?

5. What message does the Chief of Staff leave for Bond?

6. Describe the first meeting between Bond and Shady Tree.

7. What is Bond's new assignment?

8. How does Shady Tree say Bond can secure a job with the mob?

9. What does Sayer think of Bond and Vallance's agent?

10. Why can't the Scotland Yard prove that the House of Diamonds is a front for diamond smuggling?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Fleming represent American mobsters? Is Fleming's representation of American mobsters is accurate? What part did American mobsters play in American society in the fifties? How have America tried to control the activities of American mobsters?

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

Choose one of the following and examine how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

1) Setting

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

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