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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 Blofeld leave on?

2. What ski path is Bond on?

3. What are the people celebrating at the skating rink?

4. What animal does the tape praise?

5. Who does Draco promise to help Bond capture?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bond's dream in Chapter 20.

2. How does Bond escape from the building?

3. Describe the second meeting between Bond and Blofeld.

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

5. How do Bond's pursuers try to kill him?

6. How does Bond get ready to escape?

7. How does Bond kill his pursuers in Chapter 18?

8. What does Bond find out about Ruby in Chapter 13?

9. What problems does Britain have with turkeys in Chapter 21?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the values of 1960s Britain.

1) Why was morality such an issue during this time?

2) In what ways are the characters' negative characteristics a product of their time? In what way Britain was going through a transitional phase in the Sixties?

3) Does modern society share any values with 1960s Britain?

Essay Topic 2

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

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 3

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?

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