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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 does Bond tell Viv to do?

2. What kind of guy does Sluggsy call Horror?

3. What does Bond tell Viv is his job?

4. What does Viv threaten Sluggsy with?

5. Where does Bond drag Viv to?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the character of James Bond.

2. What does Viv see in the cupboard?

3. What does Sluggsy do when he finds Viv?

4. What does Bond think is Sluggsy and Horror's plan?

5. Describe Horror's character.

6. Summarize the ninth section.

7. How does the man at the front door persuade Viv to let him in?

8. How does Viv upset Sluggsy again at the end of the section?

9. How does Bond deal with the two men?

10. How does Bond defeat Sluggsy and Horror?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the novel's chronological setting.

1) What were the main concerns during the 1960s. How does Fleming express these concerns?

2) In what ways do you think the novels meaning would change if it was set in today's society?

Essay Topic 2

In what way can Viv be seen as a strong character? How does Viv develop this strength in character? Has Viv always been a strong character? What do you think would have happened to Viv if she were a weaker person?

Essay Topic 3

THE SPY WHO LOVED ME is part of the spy fiction genre.

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 THE SPY WHO LOVED ME?

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