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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 want Peter to do?

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

3. What do Peter MacDonald and Meral Johnson do after the machete killings are over?

4. What does Carrie ask Betsy Porte-Smith to do?

5. What does Carrie Rose ask Clive Lawson to do to the police?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Jane killed?

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

5. Why does Carol tell the invaders that her husband will be home soon?

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

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

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

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

10. What do state troopers find at Harold Hill's house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The characters in the novel become embroiled in a violent, ruthless scheme, and all the factions think that they can control what is happening. None of the villains believe that they will get caught or killed. What leads to this feeling of invincibility and self-trust for individuals? What leads to a sense of invincibility for representatives of authority, like the U.S. government? What is the result when a character is ruthless and also believes he or she is invincible, so that both internal and external motivation for obeying law are removed?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Compare the motivations and attitudes of the Mafia and the U.S. government. Which is more realistic about the world and the situation they become involved in? Which is more effective? Can both be equally condemned for their involvement in the machete killings?

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