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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 fake organization supposedly meets in this chapter?

2. What do the blackmailers threaten to destroy?

3. Where will SPECTRE drop the gold bouillon?

4. What is M not pleased about?

5. What kind of cigarettes does Bond now smoke?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Miss Moneypenny reassure Bond's secretary?

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

6. What is FIRCO?

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

8. How does the motorcyclist kill Lippe?

9. What plan does Blofeld outline in this chapter?

10. How does Blofeld kill no.12?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In 1965 Thunderball was made into a film starring Sean Connery. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant 40 years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of 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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