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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. Who does Bond go for a ride with at the start of the chapter?

2. Why does Leiter take Bond to California?

3. Who meets Bond at the airport?

4. Who does the telegram say has been in jail for several weeks?

5. What game does Bond play in the casino?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the gangsters catch Bond?

2. How does Leiter think the jockey wants to throw the race?

3. How does Leither help Bond and Tiffany?

4. Describe the battle between Bond and his pursuers.

5. What do Bond and Tiffany say to each other on their dinner date?

6. Why is Bond suspicious of the two men?

7. What is Bond worried about doing at the end of the chapter?

8. What do Bond and Leiter do at the track on the first evening?

9. How does Seraffimo try to force information from Bond?

10. How does Shady Tree say Bond can get his money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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