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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. In what French town does Le Chiffre have business interests?

2. Which other player does Bond observe at the table?

3. Who is the telegram from?

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

5. What is the name of the French town?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bond enjoy gambling?

2. What problems does Bond face in Chapter 12?

3. What does Bond do when he arrives back in his hotel room in Chapter 1?

4. Descbribe Bond's time at the gambling table in Chapter 7.

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

6. Why could Le Chiffre's financial crisis lead to his death?

7. What does Mathis tell Bond in Chapter 3?

8. How does Bond feel about going broke?

9. What do Leiter and Bond discuss at the bar?

10. How does Mathis deal with the blast?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay revolving around the following idea: Fleming uses Bond 's character to express his true ideas about society.

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Fleming use character and dialogue to drive the narrative.

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Aside from the main character, examine the way Fleming uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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