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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 Bond ask Irma for to protect his eyes?

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

3. What does Bond hide in his toilet?

4. What does Tracy disguise Bond in?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the second meeting between Bond and Blofeld.

2. How does Draco camouflage his helicopter?

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

4. Why does Bond refuse to identify Shaun Campbell?

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

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

7. Describe Bond's dream in Chapter 20.

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

9. Describe the chase between Blofeld and Bond.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does Fleming express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Bond's character across the whole series.

1) How does Fleming develop Bond's character across the whole series?

2) Does On Her Majesty's Secret Service add any new elements to Bond's character? If so, what?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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