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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. Why does M choose James Bond to play cards with Drax?
2. Where will Moonraker be test launched?
3. What does James Bond notice about Drax's physical features as he watches Drax playing cards?
4. What is Drax's part in building Moonraker?
5. How does James Bond plan to figure out Drax's method of cheating before he actually plays cards with Drax?
Short Essay Questions
1. What do we learn about James Bond based on his feelings about his shooting lesson results?
2. What do we learn about Drax as he plays cards with James Bond?
3. Why does Drax's identity and life arouse suspicion?
4. Why does the author focus more on character than on plot in Chapters 6 and 7?
5. What does Bond learn from the bartender about the murder at the bar involving the two men who worked at Drax's Moonraker facility?
6. Explain the presence of Gala Brand.
7. Why does M want Bond to beat Drax at cards, even if Bond has to cheat?
8. When Bond meets Gala Brand at the Moonraker facility, what is her reaction to him?
9. Why did Major Tallon, the murdered security officer, call his boss the day before he was murdered?
10. How does Bond connect Drax's behavior at the card game with his behavior at Moonraker?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
List the main events from Moonraker. Could you change the order of the main events or leave out any main events? Why or why not? What does this say about the author's organization of the material? Why might he have organized it the way he did?
Essay Topic 3
In Moonraker, several situations require duty and sacrifice by one or more characters. Choose a character that is affected by duty and sacrifice, and explain how it affects that character and the plot of the story.
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