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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 is Viv's first language?
2. What did Viv's letters to Derek start with?
3. What color does the vacancy sign light up in?
4. What is blocking Route 9?
5. What is Viv doing when someone knocks on the door?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe Viv's trip to Windsor.
2. Why does Viv not want to stay another night at the motel?
3. What happens when Viv turns on the vacancy sign?
4. What is Viv's relationship like with Mr. and Mrs. Phancey?
5. Why does Viv turn on the vacancy sign?
6. What does Viv do for the two years after she breaks up with Derek?
7. How does Viv react after her abortion?
8. How does Kurt react when Viv tells him she is pregnant?
9. How do Viv and Kurt become close?
10. Summarize the fifth section.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In what way is THE SPY WHO LOVED ME different from the other Bond books? Why did Fleming write THE SPY WHO LOVED ME so differently from the other novels? What does its differences add to the Bond series as a whole?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
Look at the structure of the novel.
1) How does Fleming use character and dialogue to drive the narrative.
2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?
3) Aside from the main character, examine the way Fleming uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?
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