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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 is the man following Lippe driving?

2. Which of the people at the meeting worked with Blofeld during the war?

3. What is Patricia's role at Shrublands?

4. Who overhears Bond on the phone?

5. What is Patricia's surname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is SPECTRE?

2. What is FIRCO?

3. What information does Domino give Bond in Chapter 11?

4. Why does M want Bond to go to the Bahamas?

5. What does the Prime Minister say in his letter?

6. What does Wain outline for Bond during his stay at Shrublands?

7. What is Giuseppe Petacchi's background?

8. How is Bond feeling after a few days in Shrublands?

9. What is the only way the terrorists could set off the nuclear bombs?

10. What plan does Blofeld outline in this chapter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Thunderball is written in the third person. Why do you think Fleming chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would of changed if it were written in the first person?

Essay Topic 2

What is the difference between barracudas and sharks? When and how can sharks be dangerous? What position do sharks hold in popular culture?

Essay Topic 3

How much does Fleming's representation of femininity in the book conform to the 1960s society of the ideal woman? How does Fleming show how women's role in society was changing in the Sixties?

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