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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 Bond attach to the hull of Mr. Big's ship?

2. Which of the following states is not mentioned at the beginning of the chapter?

3. Who does the taxi driver phone?

4. Which of the following has Bond not yet received?

5. Behind what is Mr. Big going to drag Bond and Solitaire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mr. Big's excuse for being on the island?

2. Who is Quarrel?

3. How does the final chapter open?

4. What does Bond learn about barracudas in Chapter 16?

5. What does Bond learn from his research in Chapter 16?

6. What does Bond learn about the Robber from the local fish expert in Chapter 15?

7. What trouble does Bond encounter at the end of Chapter 11?

8. Describe Bond's fight with the octopus.

9. What is Bond's only chance of survival?

10. How does Mr. Big plan to kill Bond and Solitaire?

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 characters 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

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1950s? How does Fleming express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the values of 1950s America.

1) Why was morality such an issue during this time?

2) In what ways are the characters' negative characteristics a product of their time? Do you think America was going through a transitional phase in the Fifties? What significant changes do you think occurred during this period?

3) Does modern society share any values with 1950s America?

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