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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 is below Bond's seat in the Question Room?

2. Who finds Bond in the water?

3. Where is Vladiostok located?

4. What does the C in SPECTRE stand for?

5. What does the corporal kill the man with?

Short Essay Questions

1. What catch 22 situation does Blofeld put Bond in?

2. Why does Bond pretend not to know the person in the photograph?

3. How does Bond escape from the castle?

4. What does Blofeld tell Bond?

5. What is the legend of the Six Guardians?

6. Describe Bond's education.

7. What does Bond witness from his hideout?

8. Describe Bond's day with Kissy.

9. Why does Kissy lie to Bond?

10. How does Bond know Blofeld?

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

Choose one of the following statements to write a 500-word essay:

1) You Only Live Twice is an example of how Bond keeps the series going through the constant theme of revenge.

2) Bond and Blofeld are not far apart in personality and the only thing that separates them is the fact they are on different sides.

Essay Topic 3

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 novels meaning would change if it was set in today's society?

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