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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. To whom does the person searching Bond's room say he or she will answer?
2. What happens to Drax's submarine when Moonraker comes down?
3. What do Drax, Bond, and Gala Brand discuss in Drax's office after Brand tells Bond that Drax wants to see him?
4. What is Gala Brand's reaction when she realizes that the warhead on Moonraker is an atomic bomb?
5. Why was Major Tallon murdered?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Bond do when he realizes Brand is not going to meet him for dinner?
2. What could be Drax's reasons for sending Bond and Brand away together from the Moonraker site?
3. Why does Gala Brand think that Drax does not trust her?
4. What happens when Drax's company sells the British pound short?
5. Why does Drax build Moonraker?
6. What does Brand realize about Moonraker's target?
7. 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?
8. How has Krebs, Drax's assistant, become a suspicious character in the story?
9. 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?
10. 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?
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
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
What is Drax's belief about the relationship between England and Germany regarding World War 2? How does Drax's belief about this relationship affect his actions? Explain Drax's statement that all of England has been defeated by just one German.
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