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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 food does Viv make for the two men?

2. What does horror do when Viv searches him?

3. What does Viv throw at Sluggsy to keep him away?

4. Where does Bond wait?

5. What is the man's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the sixth section.

2. Summarize the eighth section.

3. How does Viv try to escape?

4. How does Viv upset Sluggsy again at the end of the section?

5. What does Bond tell Viv about himself?

6. What does Viv tell Bond at the door?

7. What does Bond think is Sluggsy and Horror's plan?

8. How does Bond deal with the two men?

9. What does Sluggsy do when he finds Viv?

10. Summarize the ninth section.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Fleming's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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