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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 shape is Saye's face?

2. Why did Leiter retire from the CIA?

3. What rank will Bond say he is when he visits the House of Diamonds?

4. What brand of beer does Bond want to drink at Scotts?

5. Who does M say will not be help to them?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Tiffany know about the smuggling ring?

2. What does the man think as the helicopter flies away?

3. Why can't the Scotland Yard prove that the House of Diamonds is a front for diamond smuggling?

4. What information does Leiter give Bond about Tiffany?

5. What does Sayer think of Bond and Vallance's agent?

6. What does the man complain to the pilot about?

7. Describe Tiffany's phone call.

8. What argument do Bond and the agent overhear?

9. Describe the first meeting between Bond and Shady Tree.

10. Why does the man want a pay raise?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fleming worked as an intelligence officer during World War II, adhering to the rule that writers should write about what they know. Do you think it is obvious that Fleming knows his subject? What difference do you think it makes to the story? Are there any moments where you think Fleming does not portray a character or setting so well? What affect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 2

Examine violence in the novel.

1) How do the characters in the novel view violence? Are there any characters that would think twice before shooting or hitting someone?

2) Do the characters need to be violent to cope in the world that Fleming portrays?

3) How do the students think the public reacted to the novel's violence when it was first published? How would the public react to such a book today?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the relationship between Britain and America in the Fifties.

1) How did Britain cope with Americas success and their own decline? Was Britain's relationship with America in the Fifties entirely satisfactory?

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

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