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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. St. Petersburg is populated with ______________.

2. What does Mr. Big order to be stopped?

3. Where are Bond and Solitaire trying to go?

4. Who does Bond meet at the hotel?

5. What did Mr. Big's men use to halt the train?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the final chapter open?

4. What happens to the barracudas in Chapter 20?

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

6. What does Leiter say happened to Bond's train cabin in Jacksonville?

7. What reason does Solitaire give for Mr. Big's power over the African-American community?

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

9. What does Bond learn about barracudas 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

Discuss Fleming's life. How is his life and personality is reflected in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Fleming use character and setting to express these themes?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay revolving around the following statement: Fleming's portrayal of a black criminal underworld shows a western society fearful of a black culture becoming increasingly free to express itself.

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