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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 is the nationality of the audience Drax wants to tell his plans about Moonraker?

2. What was the Drax family business?

3. After hearing a crash, what makes Drax think that Bond has crashed his car on the way to the Moonraker facility?

4. Who does Bond find searching his room after Drax sends Bond and Gala Brand on assignment?

5. Who previously used the room Bond is using in Drax's house?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. 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?

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

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 Bond tell Drax his true motivation is for wanting to destroy London?

6. What do Bond and Drax plan to do about Krebs' access to Moonraker?

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. How are the people of England misled by Drax's speech on the radio, just before the launch of Moonraker?

9. Why does Drax build Moonraker?

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

How does the setting influence the events in the story? Give examples to explain your answer.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the theme of ambition as it applies to James Bond and Drax. Compare and contrast Bond and Drax's ideas of ambition and how ambition affects each of them.

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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