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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 follow Tracy to?

2. What color contact lenses does Blofeld use?

3. What kind of car does Bond see parked in front of the hotel?

4. Who does Bond meet at 11 a.m.?

5. What does Bond ask Draco to help him with?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Bond watching the woman?

2. What favor does Bond ask from Draco?

3. How does Tracy suggest that she is suicidal?

4. How has Tracy come off the rails in recent times?

5. Describe the first meeting with Bond and Draco.

6. How does Bond deal with the man who asks if he is Sir Hilary Bray?

7. Why does Draco think Tracy will drown herself?

8. How does Bond successfully play baccarat?

9. How does the man die?

10. Why does Bond choose Sir Hilary Bray as his cover?

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

Write a 500-word essay revolving around one of the following statements:

1) Fleming represents Bond as someone who has been conditioned by the British Secret Services and could have just as easily been a criminal.

2) Bond marries Tracy against his natural instincts and any revenge he may seek afterward he will do more out of duty than love.

3) The book's strong female characters show that woman's role in society was becoming increasingly prominent.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the novel's dialogue. How does Fleming's dialogue contribute to the following areas:

1) Character

2) Setting

3) Plot

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