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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. For what reason did the man have to kill one of the men from the pipeline?

2. What city does Vallance say Saye visits a lot?

3. What shape is Saye's face?

4. Who does M have to meet at the yard?

5. Where does the man hide the notes he gives the men?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Bond tries to push Tiffany for more information?

2. Why does the man want a pay raise?

3. What does the man complain to the pilot about?

4. What does the man think as the helicopter flies away?

5. Why is Leiter in New York?

6. What does the Chief of Staff tell Bond about the case?

7. How does Bond meet Felix Leiter?

8. What does Vallance want Bond to do?

9. What does the article say about Saratoga Springs?

10. How does Tiffany want Bond to smuggle the diamonds to New York?

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 motive? Does he/she share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his/her goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interactions with each other?

Essay Topic 2

In 1971 Diamonds are Forever was made into a film starring Sean Connery as James Bond. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant 15 years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Fleming use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Aside from the main character examine the way Fleming uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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