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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. In what city does FIRCO meet?

2. What would the blackmailers need to set off the bombs?

3. What do the blackmailers threaten to destroy?

4. What is M not pleased about?

5. What do the blackmailers demand to be paid in?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bond describe Count Lippe?

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

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

4. What plan does Blofeld outline in this chapter?

5. What does the driver tell Bond about Shrublands?

6. Why is M not pleased with Bond?

7. How does Bond get his revenge on Count Lippe?

8. What does M think happened to the plane carrying the nuclear weapons?

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

10. Why does Lippe offer Bond £50,000?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine America's relationship with Communism.

1) Do you think it is right to label Communists spies and people linked to Communism as evil?

2) In what way have such books created a negative stereotypes around enemies of the west and how has this affected our interaction with them?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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