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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 do Draco's men tell Blofeld's men they are investigating?

2. What does Bond ask Tracy in this chapter?

3. What does Bond hide in his toilet?

4. What does Bond use as a punching weapon?

5. Whose helicopter does Bond see leaving the mountain?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bond hear during the night in Ruby's room?

2. How does Bond kill his pursuer?

3. What does Bond say in his message to headquarters?

4. Describe Bond's dream in Chapter 20.

5. Describe the second meeting between Bond and Blofeld.

6. What does Bond arrange at Zurich Airport in Chapter 19?

7. What does Mr. Franklin suspect Blofeld's plan is?

8. What does Bond find out about one of the girls at the bar in Chapter 13?

9. Why does Bond refuse to identify Shaun Campbell?

10. Describe Bond's Christmas dinner with M.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Fleming's writing style. How would you describe Fleming's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Fleming's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the novel and discuss goals and motives. Does he achieve his motive? Does he share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

Essay Topic 3

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Fleming use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Aside from the main character examine the way Fleming uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

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