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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 Dred get in exchange for killing the mercenaries?

2. What does Carrie Rose do with her diary?

3. What criteria does Carrie use to hire twelve models?

4. What is the first living thing the troopers encounter in Harold Hill's house?

5. What does Peter learn from Meral Johnson after he's taken into custody?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Meral feel toward Peter?

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

4. What role do the male models Carrie hires play in the Roses' escape plan?

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

6. What does Carrie tell Clive Lawson that his job is?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Peter is caught up in Damian Rose's scheme and becomes pitted against Damian as an adversary. In some ways, they are literary foils. For example, Peter is caught by the police when he tries to hire a boat, while Damian kills a boat owner when he wants a boat, leaving no one to turn him in. Compare Peter MacDonald and Damian Rose. What are their world views and motivations? What are their strengths and weaknesses? Is Peter entirely a hero? Is Damian entirely a villain?

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