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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. Who meets Bond at the airport?
2. Why does Leiter take Bond to California?
3. How does Cureo force a car to run into him?
4. What does Bond do to slow down Seraffimo and his men?
5. Which of the following questions does Tiffany ask Bond?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the battle between Bond and his pursuers.
2. How does Seraffimo try to force information from Bond?
3. What do Earnest Cureo and Bond decide to do?
4. In what way is Bond situation more precarious than he first thought?
5. What is Bond worried about doing at the end of the chapter?
6. What amuses Bond about the hotel?
7. Why is Bond suspicious of the two men?
8. How does Bond try to delay Seraffimo and his men?
9. How does Leiter think the jockey wants to throw the race?
10. How do the gangsters catch Bond?
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
Diamonds Are Forever is part of the spy fiction genre.
1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?
2) In what way did the Bond series help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in Diamonds Are Forever?
Essay Topic 3
Fleming worked as an intelligence officer during World War II, adhering to the rule that writers should write about what they know. Do you think it is obvious that Fleming knows his subject? What difference do you think it makes to the story? Are there any moments where you think Fleming does not portray a character or setting so well? What affect does it have on the story?
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