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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 does Vesper describe in this chapter?

2. Who did Vesper work for?

3. Where does Bond see Vesper coming from?

4. What does Bond write in this chapter?

5. Who is the new person Bond hears in the room?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Bond say about heroes and villains in Chapter 20?

2. What does Vesper's note say?

3. What does the M carved in Bond's hand signify?

4. What is Mathis' cover story in Chapter 19?

5. What happens to Vesper in Chapter 14?

6. How does Le Chiffre cause Bond to crash in Chapter 16?

7. What decision does Bond make at the end of Chapter 24?

8. Who saves Bond in Chapter 18?

9. Why does Bond fear for Vesper in Chapter 16?

10. In what way does Bond's relationship with Vesper improve?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the relationship between Britain and France in the Fifties.

1) How did France and Britain's relationship change after the second World War?

2) How does Fleming express this relationship between Britain and France? Is it a true reflection?

Essay Topic 2

Casino Royale 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 have changed if it were written in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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