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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. Where do the two mercenaries start chasing Peter and Jane?

2. Who arrives to interrogate witnesses?

3. What two factions are represented at the farmhouse?

4. Where does Peter work?

5. Who does Damian plan to meet with in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Peter MacDonald

2. What does Peter ask Jane to do after they are chased by the two mercenaries?

3. What is Carrie Rose's response to Dred bringing an extra car to the deal?

4. How many murders was Campbell originally anticipating, and why does he think there will be more?

5. Why do the Roses sell guns to Dred?

6. Why does Peter threaten Brooks Campbell?

7. Does Damian Rose have the opportunity to kill Peter if he wants to?

8. Why does Damian leave Carrie in the water with the guns while he makes the deal with Dred?

9. What is the judge's attitude toward the people he is sentencing?

10. How does Carrie Rose portray her affair with Phillip Loyd Becker?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

The machete is an important element in the novels, marking the series of murders. Why is the machete chosen as a tool by the Roses? Why does the author choose to use machetes? What cultural significance does the machete have on the island? What meaning does the machete take on during the murders?

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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