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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 gift does Bond find on his desk from M?

2. What is in the notebook that Gala Brand steals from Drax's coat pocket as they travel to London?

3. How does Gala Brand treat Bond as they are walking on the beach?

4. Who abused Drax when he was a child?

5. To whom has Drax never seen Krebs speak?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the map Bond finds in his bedroom in Drax's house and Tallon's observation made prior to his murder have in common?

2. When Drax questions Bond and Brand as Krebs threatens them with a blowtorch, why does Bond decide to tell Drax the truth?

3. What could be Drax's reasons for sending Bond and Brand away together from the Moonraker site?

4. How has Krebs, Drax's assistant, become a suspicious character in the story?

5. What does Bond do when he realizes Brand is not going to meet him for dinner?

6. When Brand sees that she is very close to Buckingham Palace while in the room full of strange machines, what does she realize about Drax?

7. Why is Brand trying to steal Drax's notebook from his coat pocket while they travel to London?

8. 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?

9. What does Brand realize about Moonraker's target?

10. How does the government plan to handle the incident involving Drax and Moonraker?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James Bond needs to use quite a bit of reasoning to solve the mystery of Major Tallon's death, and also to deal with Drax. Explain the difference between inductive and deductive reasoning. Which did James Bond use more frequently, inductive or deductive reasoning? In which situations did he use this form of reasoning? As you formulate your answer, think of these terms: clues, inference, logic, evidence.

Essay Topic 2

Name a character, other than the main characters, who is important to the story. Why is the character important? Could the story have been written without this character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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