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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 kind of car does Leiter have?

2. Which of the gangsters states his/her mistrust of Bond?

3. Which of the gang members does not sound sincere?

4. What is Goldfinger planning to rob?

5. What did Goldfinger paint Jill with?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Goldfinger recapture Bond in this chapter?

4. What does Bond say to Goldfinger?

5. How does Helmut Springer die?

6. What does Goldfinger put under the bridge?

7. How does Bond stop Tilly?

8. How did Leiter get Bond's letter?

9. What does the man tell Bond about Enterprises Auric?

10. What choices does Goldfinger offer Bond?

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

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Fleming's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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