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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 gun does Bond sleep with?

2. Who is Bond sitting across from the casino table?

3. What was the blue camera case supposed to be?

4. What does Bond feel pressed into his back?

5. What does Vesper have information about at the end of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bond plan to defeat Le Chiffre?

2. Why does Bond enjoy gambling?

3. What does Mathis tell Bond in Chapter 3?

4. How does Bond cope with the gunman in Chapter 12?

5. How does Bond feel about going broke?

6. Describe Le Chiffre.

7. What did Vesper's supervisor tell Vesper about Bond?

8. Describe the first confrontation between Le Chiffre and Bond.

9. What does Bond worry about at the end of Chapter 4?

10. What saves Bond's career in Chapter 12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1950s? How does Fleming express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

In 2006 Casino Royale was made into a film starring Daniel Craig. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant 50 years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Compare France now to France in the Fifties. How has the nation changed? Did the end of the Cold War have a major effect on France? Describe ways in which the Cold War may have influenced the way France is today.

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