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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 the mud box shaped like?

2. What does Bond question Tiffany about?

3. Who initially wins the race?

4. What is the names of the two hoodlums?

5. Where does Bond have to make the payoff to the jockey?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Leither help Bond and Tiffany?

2. What do Earnest Cureo and Bond decide to do?

3. In what way is Bond situation more precarious than he first thought?

4. How does Bond defeat Seraffimo?

5. What do the two hoodlums do to the jockey?

6. Describe the battle between Bond and his pursuers.

7. How does Leiter think the jockey wants to throw the race?

8. What do the two men look like?

9. How does Bond try to delay Seraffimo and his men?

10. What problems does Bond cause himself by playing roulette?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

The Bond books greatly influenced modern literature and, in particular, crime books. Choose a book written after the novel that you think was influenced by it and discuss their similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes.

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