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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. Where does Kerim want to get rid of the Russians?

2. What is Grant's title at SMERSH?

3. Whose home does Kerim take Bond to?

4. What room has Bond been moved to in his hotel?

5. Who does the gypsy say put a bomb in his office?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Tatiana refuse to take a plane?

2. What has Kerim arranged for Bond and Tatiana?

3. Who does Kerim say followed Bond the previous night?

4. What does Kerim tell Bond in the corridor?

5. What new information does the gypsy give Kerim?

6. What causes Bond to turn around?

7. Why did Kerim make Bond visit so public?

8. What happens to the Russians when they reach the Turkish border?

9. Why does Kerim not trust Tatiana?

10. What does Bond think of Darko Kerim?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In what does Fleming suggest that Bond's weakness for women is beyond just beauty? What does this add to Bond's character?

Essay Topic 2

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 there similarities in terms of

a) plot

b) character

c) themes.

Essay Topic 3

Identify the main themes of the story. In what way are these themes relevant to the time period? How does Fleming use character and setting to express these themes?

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