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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 happens to Bond after three weeks in the hospital?

2. Who is the man with the eye patch?

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

4. What has the SMERSH come to do?

5. Where does Bond think women should stay?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Vesper react to Bond seeing her in the telephone booth in Chapter 25?

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

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

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

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

6. What prompts Bond and Vesper to move upstairs?

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

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

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

10. Describe Bond and Vesper's dinner date.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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