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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 Bond say he has been walking?

2. What did Goldfinger paint Jill with?

3. What does Goldfinger call his operation?

4. What does Bond see at the end of the table Goldfinger straps him onto?

5. Who does Bond write the letter to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Bond compare himself to St. George?

2. How does Masterton die?

3. How is Goldfinger planning to kill the 60,000 people of Fort Knox?

4. How does Bond plant a homing device in Goldfinger's car?

5. What does Bond say to Goldfinger?

6. What does the man tell Bond about Enterprises Auric?

7. How has Goldfinger arranged it so Bond has to work for him?

8. How does Goldfinger impress the gang members?

9. Describe the table Goldfinger straps Bond to.

10. How does Bond stop Tilly?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Why would someone as rich as Goldfinger want to cheat someone out of money? Why is cheating such an important theme in the book? What is Fleming's opinion on cheating and how does he express it?

Essay Topic 3

In 1964 Goldfinger was made into a film starring Sean Connery. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant six 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?

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