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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. Where has Largo put Domino?

2. What does Largo say is in the hold?

3. What does Domino shoot Largo with?

4. Who did Bond expect to appear on the deck of Largo's yacht?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What does Bond discover under the tarp?

8. How does Domino save Bond's life?

9. What does Bond find attractive about Domino?

10. What do Bond and Leiter find out about Largo and his men in Chapter 13?

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

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 3

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?

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