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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 Gala Brand ask Drax to stop at a hotel as they travel to London?

2. Where did Drax begin his education?

3. What does Bond think about Drax buying a German car?

4. Where is Drax planning to send Krebs according to Gala Brand?

5. After Gala Brand releases Bond from his bindings, how does Bond plan to save London from Moonraker?

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. What happens to Brand when Krebs accuses her of being a spy while they are traveling to London?

3. What is the nature of the relationship between Bond and Brand as they are walking on the beach under the cliff where Moonraker is located?

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

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

6. What does Bond tell Drax his true motivation is for wanting to destroy London?

7. 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?

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

9. 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?

10. How is Drax mistaken for a British soldier during World War 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 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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