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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 are the only weapons Bond and his crew have?

2. Where is Bond worried Largo will drop the nuclear weapons?

3. What was the name of the security firm Leiter was working for?

4. What does Bond dream Largo turns into?

5. What does Leiter have instead of a hand?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Leiter tell Bond in the hospital room?

2. How does Bond help Domino in Chapter 18?

3. How does Bond lose the Barracuda?

4. How does Domino save Bond's life?

5. Why does Leiter chastise the barman for the martinis he makes?

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

7. What do Leiter and Bond see when they take a closer look at the sharks?

8. What problems occur in Chapter 20?

9. How does Bond defeat the guard in Chapter 16?

10. What does Bond discover under the tarp?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Bond's character across the whole series.

1) How does Fleming develop Bond's character across the whole series?

2) Does Thunderball add any new elements to Bond's character? If so, what?

Essay Topic 2

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Fleming use character and dialogue to drive the narrative.

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Aside, from the main character examine the way Fleming uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on 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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