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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. After hearing a crash, what makes Drax think that Bond has crashed his car on the way to the Moonraker facility?
2. Why was Major Tallon murdered?
3. Where do Drax and Krebs put Bond after his car accident?
4. Why does Drax send Bond and Gala Brand to the beach near the Moonraker site on the day the site is closed?
5. What is Krebs' reaction when Bond sits at the dinner table after he and Gala Brand walk in?
Short Essay Questions
1. When Bond and Brand return to Drax's house after the rockslide on the beach, why is it significant that they see only three places set at the table for dinner?
2. Why does Gala Brand think that Drax does not trust her?
3. When Bond receives a telegram from Vallance at Scotland Yard, what are his thoughts?
4. What does Bond find strange about the information he reads in the files of the employees at the Moonraker facility?
5. What happens when Drax's company sells the British pound short?
6. How is Drax mistaken for a British soldier during World War 2?
7. When Drax questions Bond and Brand as Krebs threatens them with a blowtorch, why does Bond decide to tell Drax the truth?
8. How does Drax manage to lose Bond on the way to the Moonraker facility?
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. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Explain why Moonraker falls under the genre of spy novel. Give examples from the story. If you believe it is more appropriate for a different genre, please state which genre, explain, and support your answer with evidence from the novel.
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
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?
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