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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 think is wrong in this chapter?

2. What is Bond worried about writing in this chapter?

3. Where does Le Chiffre put Bond's unconscious body?

4. Why does Mathis think Bond should not become the answer to #137?

5. What does Vesper say she has been doing everyday?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happens to Vesper in Chapter 14?

3. What does the M carved in Bond's hand signify?

4. What prompts Bond and Vesper to move upstairs?

5. Describe Bond and Vesper's dinner date.

6. What does the SMERSH agent do with Bond?

7. Why does Vesper become upset in Chapter 22?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Examine the relationship between Britain and France in the Fifties.

1) How did France and Britain's relationship change after the second World War?

2) How does Fleming express this relationship between Britain and France? Is it a true reflection?

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