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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. Who does the man say he is working for?

2. What does Viv listen to see if Sluggsy does?

3. What does the man say he has come to do at the hotel?

4. What does Bond instruct Viv to do?

5. Why can the light not be an automatic light?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sluggsy do when he finds Viv?

2. How does Viv react to the two men's criminal behavior?

3. Describe Horror's character.

4. How does bond help Viv at the beginning of this section?

5. How do Horror and Slugsy overhaul Bond and Viv?

6. What does Viv see in the cupboard?

7. Summarize the seventh section.

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

9. How does the man at the front door persuade Viv to let him in?

10. Summarize the tenth section.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

THE SPY WHO LOVED ME is part of the spy fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did the Bond series help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in THE SPY WHO LOVED ME?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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