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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 has the weather changed to in this chapter?

2. What does M enjoy painting?

3. What color lights did the laboratory have?

4. What subject does Bond work all day on?

5. Whose helicopter does Bond see leaving the mountain?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bond get ready to escape?

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

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

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

5. How does Bond try to hide himself in Samaden?

6. How does Draco camouflage his helicopter?

7. How does Bond kill his pursuer?

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

9. Describe the second meeting between Bond and Blofeld.

10. Describe Bond's Christmas dinner with M.

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

On Her Majesty's Secret Service is part of the spy fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did the Bond series help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in On Her Majesty's Secret Service?

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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