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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. How does Largo try to kill Bond?

2. What is the name of Manta's captain?

3. Who does Leiter say has told him everything?

4. What kind of fish does Bond see approaching him?

5. Waht does Bond notice about Domino in this chapter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Domino save Bond's life?

2. How does Domino react when Bond tells her her brother is dead?

3. What problems occur in Chapter 20?

4. How does Bond defeat the guard in Chapter 16?

5. Why has Leiter been called back to work for the CIA

6. Why is Bond concerned Largo will do if he knows they have detected him?

7. What does Leiter work out about Count Lippe?

8. What does Leiter tell Bond in the hospital room?

9. What plan do Leiter and Bond decide upon in Chapter 20?

10. What does Bond think the criminals plan to do?

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

How much does Fleming's representation of femininity in the book conform to the 1960s society of the ideal woman? How does Fleming show how women's role in society was changing in the Sixties?

Essay Topic 3

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

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