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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. Who does Bond meet in this chapter?

2. What does the dossier say is Le Chiffre's weakness?

3. What game does Le Chiffre like to play?

4. What does Bond feel pressed into his back?

5. During what war is Casino Royale set?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Bond's new partner.

2. What does the reader know about Bond's case in the opening chapter?

3. Describe Le Chiffre.

4. How does Mathis greet Bond?

5. Describe the story Vesper tells Bond in Chapter 9.

6. What does Bond think about Le Chiffre in this opening chapter?

7. What do Leiter and Bond discuss at the bar?

8. How does Mathis deal with the blast?

9. What does Mathis tell Bond in Chapter 3?

10. What does Bond worry about at the end of Chapter 4?

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 1950s? 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 Bond's character across the whole series.

1) How does Fleming develop Bond's character across the whole series?

2) Does Casino Royale add any new elements to Bond's character? If so, what?

Essay Topic 3

Compare France now to France in the Fifties. How has the nation changed? Did the end of the Cold War have a major effect on France? Describe ways in which the Cold War may have influenced the way France is today.

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