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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 name of the Soviet black ops agency?

2. Where does the taxi driver say clients at Shrublands binge?

3. Who follows Bond in this chapter?

4. Where is the Red Lightning Tong group based?

5. Where does Patricia lead Bond to after his treatment?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Giuseppe Petacchi's background?

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

3. What does Wain speculate happened to Bond on the traction machine?

4. What three desires does Bond say he is still obsessed by?

5. How has Bond changed after his break at Shrublands?

6. Why does Blofeld use a violet-scented breath freshener?

7. Describe Emilio Largo.

8. What plan does Blofeld outline in this chapter?

9. What happens to Bond on the traction table in Chapter 3?

10. What is Petacchi's real motivation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How much does Fleming's representation of masculinity in the book conform to the 1960s society of the ideal man? Does Bond goes against 1960s society of the ideal man?

Essay Topic 2

Identify the main themes of the story. Why do you think these themes are so important to the story? How does Fleming use character and setting to express these themes?

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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