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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 use to fix the broken window pane?

2. What is Trude's father a professor of?

3. What is the name of Kurt's fiance?

4. Who does Mrs. Phancey say can give Viv a reference?

5. What does Viv join in Pall Mall?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the second section.

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

3. Describe the Dreamy Pines Motor Court motel.

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

5. Why does Viv turn on the vacancy sign?

6. Summarize the fourth section.

7. Why does it take Viv two weeks to travel only 200 miles?

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

9. Summarize the third section.

10. Describe Viv's upbringing.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Fleming's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are 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

Choose one of the following and examine how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme.

1) Setting

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

Essay Topic 3

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?

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