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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 take out of his car dashboard?

2. Who does Bond try to talk to in the back of the car?

3. What concept does Bond say is futile in this chapter?

4. Who has M sent to look after Bond?

5. What happens to Bond after three weeks in the hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bond's situation when Le Chiffre comes in to talk to him in Chapter 17.

2. What are Bond's true feelings about Vesper as outlined in Chapter 22?

3. What does Vesper's note say?

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

5. What does the SMERSH agent do with Bond?

6. What do you think Vesper's speech about islands reveals about her character?

7. In what way does Bond's relationship with Vesper improve?

8. How does Le Chiffre cause Bond to crash in Chapter 16?

9. Who saves Bond in Chapter 18?

10. What prompts Bond and Vesper to move upstairs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Fleming's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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

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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