View a FREE sample

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. What road does Dred ambush the Grasshopper on?

3. What does Damian put in the boat's cockpit?

4. Where is Jane's funeral held?

5. Who do the authorities search the island for?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Meral feel toward Peter?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss image and identity in the novel.

1) Damian is always using disguises. What psychological reasons might he have for wanting to conceal his identity? What is his true self-image?

2) Carrie disguises herself and uses her image to manipulate those around her. She even lies to Damian. What is her true identity, and does it get lost in her lies?

3) How does the Prime Minister manipulate his political image and identity?

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

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?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 749 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample