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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 does Peter do to Harold Hill?

2. Who does Damian tell that Dred is about to commit a major violent act?

3. What is Damian Rose disguised as while he waits at Tryall during the pursuit of Duane Nicholson?

4. What does Peter ask the CIA for?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Does the mafia get what it wants out of the deal with the Roses?

2. Why does Carrie Rose think she can get away with publishing an account of the murders?

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

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

5. What happens to Damian when he calls the U.S. embassy to tell Brooks Campbell about Dred's final act of violence?

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

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

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

9. How is Jane killed?

10. How does Meral feel toward Peter?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the ramifications of the U.S. government's involvement in the machete killings.

1) Why was the U.S. government involved in the killings? What was the government's motivation?

2) Is there any justification for this kind of covert U.S. involvement? What do the characters believe about the U.S. government's involvement?

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 trust in the novel. Who among the characters is trustworthy? What reasons do the characters have for trusting or distrusting each other? How do characters enter into agreements (such as the arms deal or the machete plot) without trustworthiness? Why does Damian trust Carrie? What is the result of trust in the novel?

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