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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. Which of the stones Dankwaerts mentions does Saye say he has seen?

2. What does Dankwaert say Saye is not?

3. Who does the pilot say he despises?

4. What is the name of the man who owns the smuggling ring?

5. What hotel does Rufus B. Saye live in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does M show Bond in his office?

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

3. What message does the Chief of Staff leave for Bond?

4. Why does the man want a pay raise?

5. What happens to Bond before the plane takes off?

6. What does the Chief of Staff tell Bond about the case?

7. Why is Leiter in New York?

8. How does Tiffany want Bond to smuggle the diamonds to New York?

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

10. Why is Leiter going to Saratoga Springs?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Fleming's writing style. How would you describe Fleming's prose style? What kind of vocabulary does he use? Does he use any specific writing techniques? What meaning does Fleming's style give to the story?

Essay Topic 2

In 1971 Diamonds are Forever was made into a film starring Sean Connery as James Bond. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant 15 years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Choose one of the following and examine how it affects the tone of the novel and helps to express character and theme:

1) Setting

2) Point of view

3) Structure

4) Language

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