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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 is Tatiana's boss?

2. What is Donavan Grant's job at SMERSH?

3. What does General G want Kronsteen to plan?

4. Where does M say Tatiana saw Bond's photo?

5. What delays Kronstreen's win?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Grant's murderous desires create problems for him?

2. How did Grant prove himself to the Soviets?

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

4. Why is it not wise for a leader to speak up at the meetings?

5. How does Klebb prove Grant's strength?

6. What is Kronsteen's excuse for staying to finish the chess match?

7. What does Bond have to discuss at the meeting?

8. Why is Bond in a bad mood?

9. Why is the masseuse afraid of the man?

10. Describe Bond's trip to Istanbul.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Fleming use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Away from the main character examine the way Fleming uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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