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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. Where does Peter spend the night after arming himself?

2. What schooner is wrecked off Turtle Bay?

3. How old is the youngest of the accused?

4. Where does Meral examine the machete?

5. How many people are killed in the explosion at the airport?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the relationship between Harold Hill and Brooks Campbell.

2. What is Bernard Siegal doing when he is approached by Carrie Rose?

3. What are Monkey Dred's demands in the letter delivered to the Evening Star?

4. What is Carrie Rose's response to Dred bringing an extra car to the deal?

5. Why does Peter threaten Brooks Campbell?

6. Does Damian Rose have the opportunity to kill Peter if he wants to?

7. What does Peter ask Jane to do after they are chased by the two mercenaries?

8. What information does Carrie Rose give about Damian Rose's family?

9. Describe the people who are on trial for murder.

10. What impression does Meral Johnson try to make?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why is the fictional island of San Dominica chosen as the setting for this novel? Why would the U.S. government and the mafia be interested in this area? What historical events make a small Caribbean island like this a good location for the political plot of the novel? How is the history of this area drawn on for the plot?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Damian Rose's character.

1) How does Damian Rose see himself? What motivates him to be a criminal?

2) How does Carrie Rose see Damian? How is her view of his character different than Damian's view?

3) What is an objective view of Damian Rose's character?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss race in the novel.

1) How does the history of racial relationships lead to the current situation in San Dominica? How independent is San Dominica, and how is it still dependent on the United States? How does this relate to racial tension?

2) Why are the major players in the novel white Americans?

3) How does the novel portray racial identity and conflict?

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