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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 she is going to pick up in town?

2. Why does Vesper say people are islands?

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

4. What does Le Chiffre do when Bond does not respond to his questions?

5. What does Vesper drop when she sees the man with the eye patch?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bond's opinion on Vesper and her kidnapping?

2. Why is Vesper terrified in Chapter 25?

3. Why is Bond worried about seeing Vesper?

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

5. What does the SMERSH agent do with Bond?

6. What does the doctor tell Bond in Chapter 19?

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

8. What decision does Bond make at the end of Chapter 23?

9. What happens to Vesper in Chapter 14?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 2006 Casino Royale was made into a film starring Daniel Craig. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant 50 years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 2

Casino Royale is written in the third person. Why do you think Fleming chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it were written in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

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

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