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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. Which of the following do Bond and Leiter think could be a target for the bombs?

2. Who starts talking to Largo about his suspicions?

3. What explodes around Bond as he escapes?

4. Where do Bond and Leiter go to scope out Largo and his men?

5. What does Largo put on Bond's face?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Bond lose the Barracuda?

2. How does Bond help Domino in Chapter 18?

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

4. How does Largo torture Domino?

5. How does Domino save Bond's life?

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

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

8. What does Bond use as his cover when he investigates Leiter's boat?

9. What important information does Domino divulge in this chapter?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960s? How does Fleming express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

Examine Fleming's writing style. How would you describe Fleming's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Fleming's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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