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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. The Governor's voice holds an undertone of distaste for what aspect of Bond?

2. What does Bond think the gypsy camp could be?

3. What does Bond fear about the marriage of Llewellyn to Masters?

4. What does Judy give Bond before proceeding with her plan?

5. How does Rhoda humiliate Masters?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bond think of Judy? How does he react to being discovered?

2. Why does M want Bond to investigate the SHAPE assassination?

3. What is a "crash dive"?

4. How does Mary Ann Russell drive?

5. After killing the first spy, what gets Bond into trouble when he tries to deal with the others?

6. How does the Havelocks' meeting with Gonzales end?

7. Describe Bond's first meeting with Judy Havelock.

8. What does M mean when he says that every man in the fleet knows what to do except the commanding admiral?

9. Describe the appearance of the assassin in the first chapter of the book.

10. Describe the place Bond discovers the spies to be hiding.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

"If foreign gangsters find they can get away with this kind of thing they'll decide the English are as soft as some other people seem to think we are. This is a case for rough justice--an eye for an eye." With these words to M in the second chapter, Bond reveals much about his idea of justice. Where in the novel do we see Bond carrying out this form of justice. Do Bond's actions in the novel ever contradict this idea? Use specific examples.

Essay Topic 2

Enrico Colombo and Bond end up becoming quite friendly by the end of the fourth chapter. Why are they so compatible? Compare and contrast their personal and professional characteristics citing specific examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

How is status important in the book? Write an essay on one of the following:

1) How does the superior/subordinate relationship between James Bond and M shape the story of the book? Cite three examples.

2) How do social distinctions shape the story of Phillip Masters and Rhoda Llewellyn.

3) How does status feed they interpersonal dynamics that lead to the murder of Milton Krest.

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