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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 has the SMERSH come to do?

2. What is Le Chiffre drinking when he enters?

3. Where does Bond think women should stay?

4. Where does Bond see Vesper coming from?

5. Who had the Soviets kidnapped?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does the note to Vesper say in Chapter 14?

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

4. Why does Vesper become upset in Chapter 22?

5. Why is Vesper terrified in Chapter 25?

6. Why is Bond worried about seeing Vesper?

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

8. Who saves Bond in Chapter 18?

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

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

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?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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