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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 Bond surprise the woman with?

2. Who does Bond say he works for?

3. What kind of animal does Goldfinger own?

4. When is Bond's flight delayed to?

5. What does Oddjob throw his hat at?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Goldfinger not want to swap seats?

2. How do Bond and Goldfinger decide to play their golf game?

3. What does Oddjob demonstrate to Bond?

4. What is special about Oddjob's hat?

5. How did Bond kill the Mexican drug courier?

6. What does Bond insist Goldfinger do for him?

7. How does Bond describe Goldfinger?

8. What does Bond see the men doing in Goldfinger's factory?

9. How does Bond force Goldfinger to pay Du Pont?

10. What happens at the end of the chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his/her goals and motives. Does he/she achieve his/her motive? Does he/shee share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his/her goals clash with other characters? How do the characters' goals and motives affect their interactions with each other?

Essay Topic 2

Fleming writes Goldfinger in the third person. Why do you think Fleming chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if Fleming wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

In 1964 Goldfinger was made into a film starring Sean Connery. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant six 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?

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