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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 city is the Secret Service operative from?

2. What company does Campbell want Bond to confirm he works at?

3. What animal does the tape praise?

4. Why does Ruby lead Bond into the bathroom?

5. Who does Draco promise to help Bond capture?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe the chase between Blofeld and Bond.

5. Describe Bond's Christmas dinner with M.

6. How does Bond get ready to escape?

7. Describe the second meeting between Bond and Blofeld.

8. Describe the meeting between Blofeld and Bond in Chapter 19.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Fleming writes On Her Majesty's Secret Service in the third person. Why do you think Fleming chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if Fleming wrote it in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Bond decide to marry Tracy? In what way does Fleming suggest Bond is going against his natural instincts by marrying her? How do you think Tracy's death will affect him?

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