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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 General G issue with Bond's name on it?

2. Why does Grant think the Russians should give him more money?

3. What country is Grant's father from?

4. Why would there be little point in killing M?

5. Which of the the following do the committee suggest as a potential target?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Grant prove himself to the Soviets?

2. Why is Bond in a bad mood?

3. How did the Russian woman fall in live with Bond?

4. Why can Kronsteen's opponent not win the chess match?

5. Describe Bond's trip to Istanbul.

6. How does Klebb frighten Tatiana away?

7. What is SMERSH?

8. How does General G begin preparing for Bond's death?

9. Why does General G think it is a good idea to kill Bond?

10. Why is Tatiana frightened in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE was made into a film starring Sean Connery as James Bond. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book are still relevant 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 2

Fleming worked as an intelligence officer during World War II, adhering to the rule that writers should write about what they know. Do you think it is obvious that Fleming knows his subject? What difference do you think it makes to the story? Are there any moments where you think Fleming does not portray a character or setting so well? What affect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE is part of the spy fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did the Bond series help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE?

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