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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. As reported by Al in Chapter 16, what type of television programming does Sally like to watch?

2. What is one of the things Charlie and Danny consider getting for Sally to calm him down in Chapter 14?

3. What does Harvey offer Al to substantiate what he is saying in Chapter 17?

4. What is Tommy's position at the restaurant?

5. What does the chef tell Tommy when he returns to the restaurant in Chapter 8?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the description of Sally Wig and how is he related to Tommy Pagana?

2. What do Al and Harvey talk about in Chapter 4?

3. What questions do Al and Harvey have when they meet in Chapter 17?

4. How does the coroner react to the body found in the Prologue?

5. What happened to Tommy's father?

6. How does the chef try to get away from the police in Chapter 7 and what happens to him?

7. What causes the chef to get help for his drug problem in Chapter 18 and how is it delayed?

8. What upsets Sally during his meeting with Danny in Chapter 13?

9. What happens when the chef buys some more drugs in Chapter 19?

10. How is the murder of Freddy described in Chapter 11?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tommy's past becomes a valuable resource of information that provides a better understanding of the events in the story.

1) Analyze the significance of Tommy's background, highlighting the connection between his past, present, and future.

2) Describe Tommy's parents and their influence on his actions and decisions.

3) Explain Tommy's experience in attempting to do a favor for Sally when he was younger, and how it relates to the current favor he is asked to do in the book.

4) Describe how Tommy realized that there was more to life than being part of the mob, and which character was the most influential in that decision.

5) Analyze Bourdain's use of literary flashbacks and how they enhance Tommy's character and the plot in general.

Essay Topic 2

Harvey is an interesting character that is caught in between the mob and the police during the book.

1) Analyze Harvey's character, his situation, and how he is being used by both opposing sides.

2) Explain the options that Harvey has, the choices he makes, and whether you think he had alternatives.

3) Describe Harvey's murder, including Bourdain's style, and the effect that the murder has on each one of the story's main characters.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Charlie and Danny in their different approaches to running a mob organization. Use examples from the story to outline the main differences between the two, and which characters those differences impact the most.

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