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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. Who do the authorities search the island for?

2. Why didn't Damian kill Peter?

3. Where does the CIA move Peter to on May 10?

4. Where do Peter and Jane plan to meet on Wednesday?

5. What color does Damian dye his hair on May 10?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the desire for attention and approval in the novel. How does Damian show his desire for attention and fame (while he is careful to always hide his identity)? Why does Carrie, whose survival depends on people believing she's dead, publish her diary? Why does she desire attention and approval? Why do these characters, who desire attention, commit horrific acts? Can they be compared to children acting out to get attention? Who else in the novel desires attention and approval?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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?

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