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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 is the name of the criminal organization Bond has to deal with in this book?

2. Why does M think the plane landed in the Bahamas?

3. What part of the body is traction supposed to stretch?

4. Where does the taxi driver say clients at Shrublands binge?

5. What does the E in SPECTRE stand for?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Lippe try to kill Bond?

2. Why is M not pleased with Bond?

3. What does Bond think about his osteopathic treatment?

4. How does Bond describe Count Lippe?

5. What is Blofeld's background?

6. Describe Emilio Largo.

7. How does Miss Moneypenny explain M's behavior?

8. What does the Prime Minister say in his letter?

9. How is Bond feeling after a few days in Shrublands?

10. Describe the Disco Volante.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine Bond's character across the whole series.

1) How does Fleming develop Bond's character across the whole series?

2) Does Thunderball add any new elements to Bond's character? If so, what?

Essay Topic 2

Thunderball 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 of changed if it were written in the first person?

Essay Topic 3

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 novel's meaning would change if it were set in today's society?

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