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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 think Tracy wants to do?

2. What does the countess want Bond to call her?

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

4. How did Tracy want to kill herself?

5. Who does Bond go to find at the bar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What awakens Bond during the night?

2. Why has Bond become become bored with his job?

3. Why does Draco think Tracy will drown herself?

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

5. How does Bond lock himself in the office trailer?

6. What is Basilisk's plan for Bond to meet Blofeld?

7. How has Tracy come off the rails in recent times?

8. How do the two men capture Bond and Tracy?

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

10. What is the College of Arms?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Bond books greatly influenced modern literature and, in particular, crime books. Choose a book written after the novel that you think was influenced by it and discuss their similarities in terms of:

a) plot

b) character

c) themes.

Essay Topic 3

Examine Bond's job.

1)What sacrifices do you think Bond has to make to work in such a job?

2) What kind of character does Bond have to be to do the job?

3) How accurate do the students think Fleming's representation of Bond's job is?

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