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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 is Gonzales' signal to his "secretaries"?

2. According to M, who is the only man in the fleet who does not know what to do?

3. What becomes of Rhoda after the divorce?

4. If he ever so decides, whom will Bond marry?

5. How does Mrs. Havelock occupy herself while she watches the birds?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Bond's displeasure with his flight to Montreal?

2. How does Rhoda humiliate Masters?

3. Describe the appearance of the assassin in the first chapter of the book.

4. Describe a male streamertail hummingbird.

5. What is a "crash dive"?

6. Why does Bond remark that he would rather fly slowly and comfortably than fast and uncosseted?

7. Describe the circumstances of Bond's arrival at Echo Lake.

8. What comes of Rhoda's relationship with Tattersall?

9. How does Masters respond when Rhoda attempts to reconcile with him?

10. What are some of the thoughts racing through Bond's mind on his long hike to Echo Lake?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Throughout the book the reader finds Bond on his own in the forest. Using at least three examples, discuss how the author uses the woods, wildlife and natural beauty to ratchet up tension tension in the novel and develop the character of 007.

Essay Topic 2

Fleming frequently relies on foreshadowing in FOR YOUR EYES ONLY to build suspense. Find three examples of this device in the novel and demonstrate how each works to involve the reader more deeply in the story.

Essay Topic 3

Does Fleming develop Bond primarily by having the narrator describe him or by inviting the reader to draw his or her own conclusions based on his actions? Do other characters' words or actions help to develop 007? How?

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