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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. To what is being inside the rocket compared?

2. What is the target for the test launch of Moonraker?

3. Where do Bond and Drax go when Drax walks back to Bond after introducing him to the engineers?

4. What does Drax tell James Bond when Bond and M sit down to play cards with Drax?

5. Who does Drax compare Moonraker to when he says that launching Moonraker will be like committing murder?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do we learn about Drax as he plays cards with James Bond?

2. Why does Bond not worry about saving money?

3. How is the Service involved in the project at Drax's Moonraker facility?

4. What does Bond's response to reading reports indicate about his lifestyle preference?

5. What are the consequences if Drax is caught cheating at cards?

6. What do we learn about James Bond based on his feelings about his shooting lesson results?

7. Explain the presence of Gala Brand.

8. What is the attitude of London's high society about cheating at cards?

9. What is the reaction of Basildon, the chair of the club, when Bond confirms that Drax is cheating at cards?

10. What is Bond's attitude about his new assignment and Drax?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is stronger in Moonraker--plot development or character development? Why? Give examples from the story to explain your answer. Do you think the author did this intentionally? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Internal conflict affects James Bond at several points in the story. Explain what the conflict is, how Bond attempts to resolve the internal conflict, if the conflict is resolved and how it is resolved, if the conflict is not resolved why it is not resolved, and what you learned about Bond from the internal conflict. How does the resolution or lack of resolution of the internal conflict affect James Bond?

Essay Topic 3

In Moonraker, how are the themes of rejection and revenge intertwined? Could one theme have been included without the other? Why or why not? If so, how?

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