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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 does Goldfinger send a signal to?

2. What do Goldfinger, Bond and the gang members disguise themselves as?

3. What does the doctor give Bond to calm him down?

4. What is the name of Leiter's detective agency?

5. What is Goldfinger doing at the side of the road?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Masterton die?

2. What does Goldfinger put under the bridge?

3. How does Goldfinger impress the gang members?

4. How does Goldfinger convince everyone he can rob Fort Knox?

5. What does Bond say to Goldfinger?

6. How does Helmut Springer die?

7. How do the soldiers attack Goldfinger?

8. Why does Bond compare himself to St. George?

9. How is Goldfinger planning to kill the 60,000 people of Fort Knox?

10. Why does Bond think Tilly is not a proper spy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine violence in the novel.

1) How do the characters in the novel view violence? Are there are character that would think twice before shooting or hitting someone?

2) Do the characters need to be violent to cope in the world that Fleming portrays?

3) How do the students think the public reacted to the novel's violence when it was first published? How would the public react to such a book today?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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