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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 the waiter bring for Bond?

2. From whom do Leiter, Dexter and Bond get their information about Mr. Big?

3. What is the subject of the book that Bond buys in this chapter?

4. What does Baldwin give Bond to put under the door?

5. What kind of people does Leiter say are not welcome in Harlem?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Mr. Big leads Bond and Leiter into a trap.

2. Describe Mr. Big.

3. What does Bond learn from Mr. Baldwin in Chapter 10?

4. Describe Bond's meeting with Hollaran at the airport.

5. What kind of coin does M toss Bond in Chapter 2?

6. What reasons does Bond give Mr. Big for being in America?

7. What does Solitire warn Bond about in Chapter 9?

8. What threat does Mr. Big issue Bond in Chapter 8?

9. Describe the fight between Bond and the henchman in Chapter 8.

10. What does Bond learn about Voodoo in Chapter 3?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 1974, Live and Let Die was made into a film starring Roger Moore. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant ten years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the theme to fit in with theSseventies environment? In what way did this change the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 2

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

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 3

Examine Fleming's writing style. How would you describe Fleming's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Fleming's style give to the story?

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