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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 does Bond notice when he looks around the room?

2. Which character is gone when Bond looks around the room?

3. What is the first thing Bond notices about Lynd?

4. Who does Bond decide to name his martini after?

5. What problem does Bond face at the end of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Bond lose all of his money in Chapter 11?

3. Describe the story Vesper tells Bond in Chapter 9.

4. How does Bond plan to defeat Le Chiffre?

5. What does Bond think about Le Chiffre in this opening chapter?

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

7. Describe Bond's new partner.

8. What does Mathis tell Bond in Chapter 3?

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

10. Why are the three individuals in Chapter 3 suspicious?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a 500-word essay revolving around the following statement: Fleming only represents women through what Bond says and his female characters are actually strong and independent for that time.

Essay Topic 2

The Bond books greatly influenced modern literature and in particular crime books. Choose a book written after the novel that you think was influenced by it and discuss their similarities in terms of:

a) plot

b) character

c) themes

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his/her goals and motives. Does he/she achieve his/her motives? Does he/she share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his/her goals clash with other characters? How do the character's goals and motives affect his/her interactions with each other?

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