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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 does Bond rent in this chapter?

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

3. Who does Griffon say Bond may be related to?

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

5. What is the woman's first name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bond deal with the man who asks if he is Sir Hilary Bray?

2. In what way are Bond's first few meeting with Tracy in her room strange?

3. Why does Bond choose Sir Hilary Bray as his cover?

4. Why is Piz Gloria the perfect cover for Blofeld?

5. How does Bond successfully play baccarat?

6. What does Griffin tell Bond about his family?

7. Why does Draco think Tracy will drown herself?

8. How does Bond lose his winnings?

9. What does Bond think about as he sits on the beach?

10. How does the man die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following and examine their real life equivalent and how Fleming adapted it for the Bond books:

1) The British Secret Secret.

2) SPECTRE

3) Piz Gloria

Essay Topic 2

Examine Europe's relationship with Switzerland.

1) What problems do you think Switzerland's liberal attitude towards their rich foreign residents have caused Europe in the past?

2) How accurate do you think Fleming's representation of Switzerland and their dealing with foreigners is?

3) How much has Switzerland changed since the 1960's.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does Fleming express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

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