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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 city does Bond say has the most usual come-over route?

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

3. What is Horror's name short for?

4. What does the man at the door know about Viv?

5. What does Horror do to Viv for not cooperating?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does bond react to Viv telling him there is no room in the motel?

2. Describe the character of James Bond.

3. What does Bond tell Viv about himself?

4. Describe Horror's character.

5. Why does Sluggsy not rape Viv?

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

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

8. Summarize the tenth section.

9. What does Viv tell Bond at the door?

10. What does Sluggsy do when he finds Viv?

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

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 3

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.

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