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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 the SMERSH agent use to mark Bond?

2. What is Bond's biggest fear in this chapter?

3. What does Vesper do when she thinks she is being followed?

4. Why does Bond want to retire?

5. What does Vesper kill herself with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Vesper become upset in Chapter 22?

2. Why is Bond worried about seeing Vesper?

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

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

5. What does Vesper's note say?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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

Casino Royale is known as spy fiction.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did the Bond series help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in Casino Royale?

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