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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 radio station does Viv listen to?

2. What color does the vacancy sign light up in?

3. Which of the following sports does Derek like to play?

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

5. What does Viv say Mr. Phancey's eyes moved over her like?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the fourth section.

2. Why does Viv's aunt not like the idea of Viv driving to Florida on a Vespa?

3. Describe Viv's character.

4. How does Viv react after her abortion?

5. Summarize the third section.

6. Summarize the fifth section.

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

8. Describe Viv's upbringing.

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

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 3

Examine violence in the novel.

1) How do the characters in the novel view violence? Are there are character that would think twice before shooting or hitting someone?

2) Do the characters need to be violent to cope in the world that Fleming portrays?

3) How do the students think the public reacted to the novel's violence when it was first published? How would the public react to such a book today?

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