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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 see a light shining?

2. For what country has Mr. Big left?

3. What does Bond read books about in this chapter?

4. How does Mr. Big die?

5. What had cut Solitaire's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Bond's only chance of survival?

2. How does Mr. Big plan to kill Bond and Solitaire?

3. What does Bond learn from his research in Chapter 16?

4. What problems ensue when a black taxi driver spies Solitaire in Chapter 13?

5. What does Bond learn about the Robber from the local fish expert in Chapter 15?

6. What reason does Solitaire give for Mr. Big choosing St. Petersburg?

7. What has happened to Mr. Big and his Mafia group?

8. What does Bond attach to one of the yachts?

9. What happens to the fisherman who tries to get on the island where Mr Big's men are working?

10. What is Mr. Big's excuse for being on the island?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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) Aside 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 2

Live and Let Die is written in the third person. Why do you think Fleming chose to write the story in the third person? How do you think the meaning of the story would have changed if it were written in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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