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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 kind of fish does Bond see approaching him?

2. What does Bond think the criminals will release the bombs through?

3. Who starts talking to Largo about his suspicions?

4. Who does Leiter think killed Lippe?

5. What does a guard attack Bond with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why has Leiter been called back to work for the CIA

2. What do Bond and Leiter think are the most likely targets for the bombs?

3. How does Largo torture Domino?

4. How does Bond help Domino in Chapter 18?

5. What plan do Leiter and Bond decide upon in Chapter 20?

6. What does Leiter work out about Count Lippe?

7. What problems occur in Chapter 20?

8. How does Domino save Bond's life?

9. What does Bond find attractive about Domino?

10. How does Domino react when Bond tells her her brother is dead?

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

Thunderball is known as spy fiction.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did the Bond series help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in Thunderball?

Essay Topic 3

What is SPECTRE's motivation? What kind of people would an organization like SPECTRE need to be successful?

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