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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 is stopping Bond from making love to Solitaire in this chapter?

2. What type of fish does Quarrel teach Bond to handle?

3. What does the man slip under the door?

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

5. Who does Bond meet at the hotel?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bond think Mr. Big has protected his island?

2. What equipment does Bond have to take underwater with him?

3. Describe Bond's fight with the octopus.

4. What does Bond attach to one of the yachts?

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

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

7. Describe Leiter's condition in Chapter 14.

8. What has happened to Mr. Big and his Mafia group?

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

10. What reason does Solitaire give for Mr. Big choosing St. Petersburg?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Bond books greatly influenced modern literature and, in particular, crime books. Choose a book written after the novel that you think was influenced by it, and discuss their similarities in terms of:

a) plot

b) character

c) themes.

Essay Topic 2

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 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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