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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 do the Secret Service want to get Blofeld out of Switzerland?

2. What nationality are the girls who flirt with Bond?

3. What does Bond put inside the napkin?

4. What is the name of the master criminal Bond is trying to track down?

5. Where did Tracy finish her education?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Bond uncomfortable with pretending he is Bray?

2. Describe the first meeting between Bond and Tracy.

3. Why is Bond finding it difficult to track down Blofeld?

4. What is the College of Arms?

5. How does the man die?

6. How does Bond lose his winnings?

7. What does Bond do between breakfast and lunch in Chapter 12?

8. What awakens Bond during the night?

9. What awakens Bond in the morning?

10. What does Bond do as the boat approaches?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Fleming's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 2

Fleming writes On Her Majesty's Secret Service in the third person. Why do you think Fleming chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if Fleming wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

Write a 500-word essay revolving around one of the following statements:

1) Fleming represents Bond as someone who has been conditioned by the British Secret Services and could have just as easily been a criminal.

2) Bond marries Tracy against his natural instincts and any revenge he may seek afterward he will do more out of duty than love.

3) The book's strong female characters show that woman's role in society was becoming increasingly prominent.

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