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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 method of transport will Bond use to travel back to England?

2. Where is Bond taken to?

3. What does Cuero tell Bond to hire for a week?

4. What do Seraffimo's men beat Bond with?

5. What alcoholic drink does Bond order at the end of the chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the battle between Bond and his pursuers.

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

3. What do Bond and Leiter do at the track on the first evening?

4. What do the two men look like?

5. How does Leither help Bond and Tiffany?

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

7. How do the gangsters catch Bond?

8. What problems do Bond and Tiffany face as they make their way to the nearest town?

9. How does Bond defeat Seraffimo?

10. How does Shady Tree say Bond can get his money?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Fleming's life. In what way do you think his life and personality is reflected in the book? Where could he have learned about the world of espionage? In what ways is he like or unlike Bond?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Choose one of the characters in the book and compare him/her to the character in the film Diamonds are Forever. What similarities does the character in the film share with its counterpart in the novel? How do the filmmakers update the character for a more modern audience? Why are these changes necessary?

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