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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 does Bond wound the man with?

2. What can Largo's yacht do that Perderson's submarine cannot?

3. Who does Bond go with to check out Largo's ship?

4. What kind of fish does Bond see approaching him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bond think the criminals plan to do?

2. What does Bond discover under the tarp?

3. What problems occur in Chapter 20?

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

5. How does Domino save Bond's life?

6. What does Bond find attractive about Domino?

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

8. How does Bond lose the Barracuda?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Is revenge is a good motivation for a secret agent to have? Is Bond risking too much by seeking revenge? How can Bond use his need for revenge to succeed as a secret agent?

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

How important it is for a secret agent to have a healthy lifestyle? What kind of lifestyle would someone like Bond have to have in today's society? Were concerns about health and lifestyle, new concerns in the Sixties?

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