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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 is Kronsteen supposed to do as soon as he receives the message?

2. What does Grant think if he should ask for now he has become so important to the Russian government?

3. Who has Miss Case returned to America to marry?

4. What is Tatiana doing when her boss calls her?

5. Why does Kronsteen think that Klebb is ruthless?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bond's trip to Istanbul.

2. What is the meeting SMERSH is holding about?

3. What is Grant's current position with SMERSH?

4. How does Klebb frighten Tatiana away?

5. What has the Russian woman agreed to do in exchange for meeting Bond?

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

7. Why is Tatiana frightened in this chapter?

8. How does Klebb settle Kronsteen's mind that the mission is ready to start?

9. Why is the masseuse afraid of the man?

10. How did Grant prove himself to the Soviets?

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

Choose one of the following and examine how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme.

1) Setting.

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

Essay Topic 3

Why do the Russians think that killing Bond would cause so problems? How would the MI5 react to Bond's death?

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