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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 do the following morning?

2. Which of the following does Le Chiffre carry into the room with him?

3. Why does Bond want to sleep with Vesper?

4. What does Bond think is wrong in this chapter?

5. Who is Bond surprised came in to check on him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the SMERSH agent do with Bond?

2. Who saves Bond in Chapter 18?

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

4. What does Vesper's note say?

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

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

7. Describe Bond and Vesper's dinner date.

8. Why does Vesper become upset in Chapter 22?

9. How does Le Chiffre torture Bond in Chapter 17?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Fleming's writing style. How would you describe Fleming's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Fleming's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Fleming use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

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

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