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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 Carrie ask Betsy Porte-Smith to do?

2. Who does Damian tell that Dred is about to commit a major violent act?

3. Who is in Room 502 of the St. James hotel?

4. What is the weather when Peter is fighting Clive Lawson?

5. Who is Harvey Epstein spying on?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How is Jane killed?

4. How does Meral feel toward Peter?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the portrayal of women in the novel.

1) Carrie Rose is the main female character. How is she portrayed? How is she different from the men in the book? How does Damian treat her?

2) The only other major female character is Jane. How is Jane similar to, or different from, Carrie? How does Peter treat her?

3) What does the portrayal of these two women say about the author's view of women? Why are there so few female characters in the novel?

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 glorification of violence in the novel. Does the novel glorify violence? Are the scenes of the killings unnecessary or exploitative? How does the novel acknowledge the glorification of violence through its portrayal of the press and publishing? Does Dred glorify violence, and what is the result?

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