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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 30 carat stone is Dankwaerts interested in?

2. What does M smoke?

3. What road does Bond live on?

4. What company does M ask Bond if he has ever heard of?

5. What does an American voice call Willy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Leiter in New York?

2. How does Shady Tree say Bond can secure a job with the mob?

3. Describe Bond and Leiter's trip to Saratoga Springs.

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

5. What is Bond's new assignment?

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

7. How does Bond meet Felix Leiter?

8. How is the man stealing, raw uncut diamonds?

9. What does Tiffany know about the smuggling ring?

10. What happens to Bond before the plane takes off?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Fleming's life. In what way do you think his life and personality is reflected in the book? Where could he have learned about the world of espionage? In what ways is he like or unlike Bond?

Essay Topic 2

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

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Fleming use character and setting to express these themes?

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