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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 color masks are the people who enter Harold Hill's house wearing?

2. Where does Peter tell John Sampson he's from?

3. Why does Harold Hill want to track down Peter?

4. Where is Carrie while Damian is on the Bertram Sportsman boat?

5. What does the priest ask Peter to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Peter's plan for leaving the island?

2. What deal does Peter make with the priest at the funeral?

3. Describe the scene outside the church where Jane Cooke's funeral is held.

4. Why does Carol tell the invaders that her husband will be home soon?

5. What does Carrie tell Clive Lawson that his job is?

6. What does Harold Hill think after he kills Damian Rose?

7. How are the deaths of Carol Hill and Jane similar?

8. Describe Peter and Jane's attitude toward going to Washington.

9. What is Betsy Porte-Smith's role in Carrie's scheme?

10. Why does Peter think he won't have to search for the Englishman?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Consider Peter as the protagonist of the novel.

1) Typically, the protagonist drives the action of a novel forward. Peter is the heroic figure in the novel, but does he drive the action, or is he merely manipulated by events (or other characters)?

2) Typically, the protagonist also undergoes a change during a novel. How does Peter change over the course of the novel? What does he learn about himself and the world?

Essay Topic 2

Peter is caught up in Damian Rose's scheme and becomes pitted against Damian as an adversary. In some ways, they are literary foils. For example, Peter is caught by the police when he tries to hire a boat, while Damian kills a boat owner when he wants a boat, leaving no one to turn him in. Compare Peter MacDonald and Damian Rose. What are their world views and motivations? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Is Peter entirely a hero? Is Damian entirely a villain?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Colonel Monkey Dred. What is Dred's goal and motivation? Is he only seeking power for himself, or does he have some other motivation? How is he used by the Roses and by extension the U.S. government and the mafia?

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