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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 Vesper say the gunman put over her head in the car?

2. What is Bond's biggest fear in this chapter?

3. What does Le Chiffre want to know?

4. What does Bond take out of his car dashboard?

5. What does Bond do before dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. What tragedy happens at the beginning of Chapter 27?

2. What prompts Bond and Vesper to move upstairs?

3. How has Bond and Vesper's relationship changed in Chapter 14?

4. What happens to Vesper in Chapter 14?

5. Why does Vesper become upset in Chapter 22?

6. Why does Bond fear for Vesper in Chapter 16?

7. What is Mathis' cover story in Chapter 19?

8. Who saves Bond in Chapter 18?

9. What does Bond say about heroes and villains in Chapter 20?

10. What advice does Mathis give Bond in Chapter 20?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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