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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. Why does Bond think he will not live past the age of 45?

3. What do the engineers introduced to Bond do when Drax walks away?

4. Where is Bond going when he stops at the bar where the deaths of the two Moonraker employees occurred?

5. What is M's demeanor during his meeting with James Bond?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Explain how Hugo Drax acquired his identity during World War II.

3. What do we learn about James Bond based on his feelings about his shooting lesson results?

4. Why does Bond become nervous when he agrees to play cards with Drax for the club limit?

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

6. Why does the author focus more on character than on plot in Chapters 6 and 7?

7. Explain the presence of Gala Brand.

8. Why does Bond not worry about saving money?

9. When Bond meets Gala Brand at the Moonraker facility, what is her reaction to him?

10. Explain James Bond's plan to expose Drax's cheating when they play bridge at Blades after dinner.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Internal conflict affects James Bond at several points in the story. Explain what the conflict is, how Bond attempts to resolve the internal conflict, if the conflict is resolved and how it is resolved, if the conflict is not resolved why it is not resolved, and what you learned about Bond from the internal conflict. How does the resolution or lack of resolution of the internal conflict affect James Bond?

Essay Topic 3

In Moonraker, how are the themes of rejection and revenge intertwined? Could one theme have been included without the other? Why or why not? If so, how?

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