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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 Viv hope will be dry by the morning?

2. What state does Route 9 take Viv into?

3. What happens when Viv turns on the vacancy sign?

4. What is Mr. Phancey's first name?

5. What does Viv use to fix the broken window pane?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Kurt react when Viv tells him she is pregnant?

2. How do things change between Derek and Viv when Derek goes to Oxford?

3. What view does Viv now take of her failed romances?

4. What happens when Viv turns on the vacancy sign?

5. Why does Viv have to stay an extra night at the motel?

6. Where do Derek and Viv go after the theater?

7. Why does Viv turn on the vacancy sign?

8. Summarize the third section.

9. How do the Phanceys persuade Viv to stay another night?

10. Summarize the second section.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Fleming's writing style. How would you describe Fleming's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Fleming's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

Pick a character from the novel and discuss his/her goals and motives. Does he/she achieve his/her motive? Does he/she share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do his/her goals clash with other characters? How do the character's goals and motives affect his/her interaction with others?

Essay Topic 3

THE SPY WHO LOVED ME 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 THE SPY WHO LOVED ME?

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