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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 do the Japanese call foreigners?

2. What is a ronin?

3. What nationality is the doctor and his wife?

4. What does Dikko slam on the table?

5. What was the doctor and his wife interested in opening in Japan?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the Japanese secure their Secret Service building?

2. Why does Tiger consider one foreigner dangerous?

3. What does the sheet of paper say that Tiger hands Bond?

4. Why is Tiger pleased with Bond?

5. What does Bond say Dikko did the night before?

6. What does Tanako say is the difference between American and Japanese culture?

7. What poisons are there in the park?

8. What famous folktale does Tiger tell Bond?

9. What is the garden of death?

10. What is Molony's reasoning behind sending Bond on a dangerous mission?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the theme of revenge.

1) In what way is the theme of revenge a general theme in Bond books? Why is it so important to the series and Bond's character as a whole?

2) How does Fleming express the theme of revenge in You Only Live Twice.

Essay Topic 2

You Only Live Twice is written in the third person. Why do you think Fleming chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would of changed if it was written in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

Pick a character from the novel and discuss their goals and motives. Do they achieve their motive? Do they share similar goals and motives with other characters? Do their goals clash with other characters? How do the characters goals and motives affect their interaction with each other?

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