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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 Tracy disguise Bond in?

2. What does Blofeld leave on the track for Bond?

3. What French city does Bond fly to?

4. What reason does Bond give Ruby for leaving so soon?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Bond escape from the building?

5. How does Bond get ready to escape?

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

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

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

9. How does Draco camouflage his helicopter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Fleming's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book? Where could he have learned about the world of espionage? In what ways is he like or unlike Bond?

Essay Topic 2

In 1969 On Her Majesty's Secret Service was made into a film starring George Lazenby. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant six years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

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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