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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 Harold Hill do to Damian that he says is for his wife, Carol?

2. How does Hill kill Damian?

3. What does Damian Rose warn Brooks Campbell not to do?

4. Why didn't Damian kill Peter?

5. Who do Alex Fletcher and John Devereaux undertake their assignment for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe how Carrie sees herself when she looks into her mirror before leaving the island.

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

5. How is Jane killed?

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

7. What is the most likely reason Hill is able to track down Damian?

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

9. How does Harold Hill respond when Brooks expresses sympathy for Hill's wife's death?

10. What list does Harold Hill make when he comes to Coastown?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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