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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 Bond have to discuss at the meeting?

2. What of the following nations does the Foreign Ministry not suggest as a potential target?

3. Why does Kronsteen say he did not leave the chess game earlier?

4. Who does Bond think the salesman could be?

5. What is the name of the beautiful woman the Russians decide to hire?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is SMERSH?

2. How does Klebb prove Grant's strength?

3. Describe Tatiana Romanova.

4. How does Kronsteen react when he receives the message from SMERSH?

5. Why is Bond in a bad mood?

6. Why is Bond briefly worried about the salesman?

7. Describe Bond's trip to Istanbul.

8. Why does General G think it is pointless to go after M?

9. What does Kronsteen think is the best way to lure Bond?

10. How did Grant prove himself to the Soviets?

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

Look at the structure of the novel.

1) How does Fleming use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?

2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: Exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?

3) Away from the main character examine the way Fleming uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have on the story?

Essay Topic 3

FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE is part of the spy fiction genre.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way did the Bond series help to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE?

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