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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 have Horror and Sluggsy done to the hotel?

2. Where does Viv see a light coming from in the middle of the night?

3. What does Sluggsy tell Viv are all the same?

4. What does Viv think the light is?

5. Where does the person hit Viv?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the sixth section.

2. What does Viv tell Bond at the door?

3. How does Bond deal with the two men?

4. What does Sluggsy do when he finds Viv?

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

6. Describe Horror's character.

7. Summarize the eighth section.

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

9. Summarize the ninth section.

10. How do Horror and Slugsy overhaul Bond and 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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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