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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. For whom does Bond say he is working?

2. What does Mr. Big say he will do to Bond if he sees him again?

3. Why does the waiter get off at the next stop?

4. M says all the coins are from _______________.

5. Where did Mr. Big work during World War II?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mr. Big order his men to do at the beginning of Chapter 8?

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

3. What does the Whisper do after Bond and Leiter have been told Mr. Big is at the Boneyard Bar?

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

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

6. Who spots Bond getting onto the train?

7. How do people react to Leiter asking about Mr. Big?

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

9. Why does Mr. Big have so much control over the African-American community?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Fleming use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Aside from the main character, examine the way Fleming uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Live and Let Die is known as spy fiction.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did the Bond series help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in Live and Let Die?

Essay Topic 3

Examine Bond's character across the whole series.

1) How does Fleming develop Bond's character across the whole series?

2) Does Live and Let Die add any new elements to Bond's character? If so, what?

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