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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. Whose room does Bond search?

2. What do the authorities describe Domino as?

3. What method of transport does Bond use to get to Shrublands?

4. What kind of food does Bond have to live on in the clinic?

5. What is Patricia's surname?

Short Essay Questions

1. What three desires does Bond say he is still obsessed by?

2. What is the only way the terrorists could set off the nuclear bombs?

3. How does Lippe try to kill Bond?

4. What is Giuseppe Petacchi's background?

5. How does the motorcyclist kill Lippe?

6. What is Shrublands?

7. What does Lippe's tattoo mark him as?

8. Why does Bond like Domino?

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

10. How has Bond changed after his break at Shrublands?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In 1965 Thunderball was made into a film starring Sean Connery. Why do you think the themes and ideas in the book were still relevant 40 years later? How did the filmmakers adapt the themes to fit in with the new environment? How did these changes affect the meaning of the story?

Essay Topic 2

What is SPECTRE's motivation? What kind of people would an organization like SPECTRE need to be successful?

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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