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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 Ducane want from Biranne?

2. What kind of animal does the author compare Theo's face to?

3. What does Jessica sniff when she is in Ducane's bedroom?

4. Who does the woman on the postcard remind Ducane of?

5. Who does Octavian suggest they telephone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Mary thinking about as she walks along the beach?

2. What evidence does Ducane have against Biranne?

3. Why does Kate think it is wonderful to fall in love with an old friend?

4. What is Kate thinking about as she walks along the beach?

5. What does Mary tell Ducane is making her unhappy?

6. Why is Ducane envious of Willy?

7. What does Eric write in his letter to Paula?

8. Why is the Prime minister concerned about Radeechy's death?

9. What did McGrath use to do for Radeechy?

10. What does Willy think about Mary?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's life. In what way is his life and personality is 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

Examine the novel's dialogue. Explain how the author's dialogue contributes to the following areas:

1) Character.

2) Setting.

3) Plot.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

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

2) How would the author have tot change the novel if it was set in today's society?

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