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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 Mrs. Phancey say will happen if Viv does not stay?

2. What city does Viv have her scooter shipped to?

3. What nationality was Susan Duff?

4. What kind of car did Derek's parents buy him?

5. What does Viv try to turn on?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Viv cry?

2. Describe Viv's upbringing.

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

4. Summarize the fourth section.

5. Describe Viv's trip to Windsor.

6. Why does Viv turn on the vacancy sign?

7. Why does Viv decide to move away from London?

8. What does Viv do for the two years after she breaks up with Derek?

9. Summarize the third section.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following statements to write a 500-word essay:

1) Viv is an example of a 1960s woman enjoying an increasingly liberal culture.

2) Fleming writes from Viv's point of view to distinguish any ideas that Bond merely uses women.

3) THE SPY WHO LOVED ME is so far removed from the usual Bond book that it cannot be considered as part of the series.

Essay Topic 2

In what way can Viv be seen as a strong character? How does Viv develop this strength in character? Has Viv always been a strong character? What do you think would have happened to Viv if she were a weaker person?

Essay Topic 3

Why does Viv decide to travel to Florida? In what way does the decision mark a new beginning in her life? What can Viv achieve in Florida that she cannot achieve anywhere else?

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