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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 has been doing everyday?

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

3. Why is Vesper working for the Russians?

4. What does Mathis tell Bond he should not become?

5. What does the M carved into Bond's hand mean?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Bond and Vesper's relationship changed in Chapter 14?

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

3. What advice does Mathis give Bond in Chapter 20?

4. Why is Bond worried about seeing Vesper?

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

6. What does Vesper's note say?

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

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

9. What does the SMERSH agent do with Bond?

10. What happens to Vesper in Chapter 14?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine America's relationship with Russia.

1) Do you think it is right to label Russian spies and people linked to Russia as evil?

2) In what ways have such books created a negative stereotypes around enemies of the west and how has this affected our interaction with them?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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