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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 large blast wall protect?

2. What is the purpose of the meeting between M and James Bond?

3. What is James Bond's job when not on assignment?

4. What method does Drax use to cheat at cards?

5. What is Bond doing at his desk before he starts thinking about Drax the morning after his card game with Drax?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does M want Bond to beat Drax at cards, even if Bond has to cheat?

2. What does Bond wonder about the German engineers he is introduced to who then follow Drax away?

3. What do we learn about M, Bond's boss, when they meet to discuss Hugo Drax?

4. What type of atmosphere seems to pervade the Moonraker facility as Bond watches the men change shifts?

5. What is Bond's opinion of Gala Brand when he meets her at the Moonraker facility?

6. How does Bond connect Drax's behavior at the card game with his behavior at Moonraker?

7. What does Bond's response to reading reports indicate about his lifestyle preference?

8. Why does Drax's identity and life arouse suspicion?

9. What does Bond learn about how the Moonraker rocket works from Professor Train, a physicist working on the rocket?

10. When Bond arrives at the Moonraker facility and spends time with Drax, what happens to Bond's opinion of Drax?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James Bond is both a participant and an observer in the story. Give an example of a situation where he is a participant, and an example of a situation where he is an observer. Is Bond more frequently a participant or an observer in the story? What makes you think this? Which situation affected him more--being a participant or an observer? How?

Essay Topic 2

In Moonraker, we learn a great deal about James Bond.

1) List four adjectives that describe Bond's personality. Include an example from the story to explain each adjective.

2) What is a value or belief Bond has?

3) How does he act on this value or belief?

4) Does Bond change as the book progresses, and if so, how does he change? If his character remains the same, why do you think the author chose to characterize Bond in this way?

Essay Topic 3

What is stronger in Moonraker--plot development or character development? Why? Give examples from the story to explain your answer. Do you think the author did this intentionally? Why or why not?

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