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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 does Bond dictate to Goodnight?

3. What do Draco's men tell Blofeld's men they are investigating?

4. What subject does Bond work all day on?

5. What does Draco's men paint the helicopter with?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe the second meeting between Bond and Blofeld.

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

4. Describe the chase between Blofeld and Bond.

5. How does Draco camouflage his helicopter?

6. How does Bond kill his pursuer?

7. Why does Bond refuse to identify Shaun Campbell?

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

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

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

Write a 500-word essay revolving around one of the following statements:

1) Fleming represents Bond as someone who has been conditioned by the British Secret Services and could have just as easily been a criminal.

2) Bond marries Tracy against his natural instincts and any revenge he may seek afterward he will do more out of duty than love.

3) The book's strong female characters show that woman's role in society was becoming increasingly prominent.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In what way does Fleming represent a gray area between good and bad? What does this say about Bond's character? What kind of criminal do you think Bond would be?

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