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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 did Bond destroy Blackwell's factory with?

2. What is Alfred Blacking's job at Royal St. Marks?

3. What shift does Bond work at the headquarters of the British Secret Service?

4. What is the woman using to spy on the two men playing cards?

5. What are several men removing from Goldfinger's car?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bond react to seeing Goldfinger?

2. What is Colonel Smithers interrupted by?

3. What is special about Oddjob's hat?

4. How does Bond try and find information on Goldfinger?

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

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

7. What does M want Bond to do?

8. How did Bond break up the heroin smuggling ring?

9. How is Goldfinger spying on Du Pont's cards?

10. How does Bond beat Goldfinger at golf?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Fleming use character and setting to express these themes?

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

Discuss Fleming's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book? Where could he have learned about the world of espionage? In what ways is he like or unlike Bond?

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