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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 tell John Sampson he's from?

2. Why do troopers go to Harold Hill's house?

3. What does Peter ask the CIA for?

4. Where is Jane's funeral held?

5. Where is Harold Hill when his family is attacked?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Jane when Peter goes to the hospital to see her.

2. Does Duane Nicholson know he's being followed when he leaves the Forenza residence?

3. Why do Peter MacDonald and Meral Johnson go to Paris?

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

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

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

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

8. How is Jane killed?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss power in the novel. The Mafia, the U.S. government, the Roses, and Colonel Dred all want power, and all try to manipulate others for their own means. How do these factions try to gain power, and why? Who ultimately controls the power in the novel? How do the characters maintain power?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss love in the novel. The main villains are a husband and wife, and the main heroic characters are involved in a relationship also. Do any of the characters in the novel love each other? What obstacles are there to love in the novel? How is love related to sex? How is love related to trust?

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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