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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. How does Drax react when he hears the Prime Minister speak heroically about Moonraker on the radio?
2. What does Gala Brand realize she needs to do when she discovers Moonraker's target is the center of London?
3. Where is Drax planning to send Krebs according to Gala Brand?
4. What does Bond take from the person he finds searching his room?
5. What gift does Bond find on his desk from M?
Short Essay Questions
1. After Bond and Brand clear themselves from the rocks that fell on them while they were walking on the beach, what conclusions do they come to about the purpose of the rockslide?
2. Why is Brand trying to steal Drax's notebook from his coat pocket while they travel to London?
3. When Bond receives a telegram from Vallance at Scotland Yard, what are his thoughts?
4. Why is Bond angry with himself as he drives towards the Moonraker facility after realizing Brand is not meeting him for dinner?
5. What does Brand realize about Moonraker's target?
6. What is Brand's plan to save London from Moonraker after she talks Bond out of blowing up the rocket, thereby nearly killing both of them?
7. How does Bond handle the situation when he discovers that Brand has a fiancé?
8. Although the rockslide that almost killed Bond and Brand occurred at the Moonraker site, what does Bond believe about the possibility of the Moonraker launch being postponed?
9. When Krebs regains consciousness after Bond finds him and knocks him out while he is searching Bond's room, what does he say when Bond questions him?
10. How has Krebs, Drax's assistant, become a suspicious character in the story?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The author uses foreshadowing throughout Moonraker. Give three examples of what you think are the most effective uses of foreshadowing in the story. Why are these examples most effective? Include in your answer what these events foreshadow.
Essay Topic 2
Explore the nature of good and evil in Moonraker. Could good vs. evil be considered a main theme in the story? Why or why not? Were there "good" characters that could be considered all good? If so, who were the "good" characters? What makes you think this? Were there "evil" characters who could be considered all evil? If so, who were the "evil" characters? What makes you think this?
Essay Topic 3
Irony is defined as when what happens is different from what is expected to happen. For example, a ski trip is canceled because of a snowstorm, or a firehouse catches fire. Describe the ironic situation involving Moonraker landing in the ocean and Drax's attempted escape in the submarine. Do you think the author intentionally had irony in mind when he included this situation? Why or why not?
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