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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 special gift does Solitaire possess?

2. What kind of people does Leiter say are not welcome in Harlem?

3. What is inside the package?

4. What kind of transport does Bond take back to his hotel?

5. What is the name of Bond's attendant?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the meeting between Solitiare and Bond.

2. What threat does Mr. Big issue Bond in Chapter 8?

3. How does Solitaire describe her life with Mr. Big?

4. Describe the conversation between Mr. Big and Bond.

5. Describe Mr. Big.

6. Where does M say the gold is really coming from?

7. Describe Bond's meeting with Hollaran at the airport.

8. In what way is the Whisper an example of Mr. Big's control over of the African-American community?

9. What does Bond learn about Voodoo in Chapter 3?

10. What does Solitire warn Bond about in Chapter 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine America's relationship with Russia.

1) Do you think it is right to label Russian spies and people linked to Russia as evil?

2) In what ways have such books created a negative stereotypes around enemies of the west and how has this affected our interaction with them?

Essay Topic 2

Live and Let Die is known as spy fiction.

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 Live and Let Die?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Fleming's life. How is his life and personality is reflected in the book?

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