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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. Which country other than England does Goldfinger have a lab?

2. What kind of drug was Blackwell processing?

3. Who does Bond want to take on the train as a hostage?

4. Who knocks on Bond's hotel door?

5. What does M say the Bank of England has been investigating?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bond want to stay an extra night in Miami?

2. What is Colonel Smithers interrupted by?

3. How did the authorities find out Goldfinger was smuggling gold?

4. How did Bond kill the Mexican drug courier?

5. How did Goldfinger build up his wealth?

6. What does Colonel Smithers tell Bond about the gold trade?

7. What does M want Bond to do?

8. What do Bond and Du Pont agree?

9. How does Bond prepare himself before he enters Goldfinger's room?

10. How does Bond think SMERSH has helped Goldfinger?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1950s? How does Fleming express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Why would someone as rich as Goldfinger want to cheat someone out of money? Why is cheating such an important theme in the book? What is Fleming's opinion on cheating and how does he express it?

Essay Topic 3

Why is gambling such a big part of Bond books? Do you think Bond would have still accepted the golf bet with Goldfinger if he were not assigned to track him? In what way does gambling add excitement to the golf game that may not have been there otherwise?

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