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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. Is the chef able to hide his drug problems from his mother in Chapter 21?

2. What is Harvey doing when Chapter 23 begins?

3. What does Al joke about in Chapter 26?

4. What calamari dish does Tommy not want Sally to put on the menu, leading him to decide to talk with the police in Chapter 35?

5. What does Al assure the chef of in Chapter 27, if he can convince Tommy to cooperate?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Harvey murdered in Chapter 38?

2. Why does Tommy become sick again while talking to Al in Chapter 34?

3. How does Al joke at Sally's expense in Chapter 26, and what is Sally's response?

4. What pact is made between Tommy and the chef in Chapter 29?

5. Where and how are the two members of the rival mob killed in Chapter 33?

6. What is the connection between the Prologue and Harvey's murder in Chapter 38?

7. How does Cheryl respond to learning of Tommy's affair with Stephanie in Chapter 30?

8. What happens to the chef when he and Tommy are called to the restaurant in Chapter 40?

9. Why does the chef meet with his mother in Chapter 21?

10. What does Al say to try and convince Raymond that his case is going well in Chapter 37?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In his relentless attempts to resolve his case quickly, Al visits with Charlie, Danny, and Sally separately.

1) Describe Al's demeanor during his visits with Charlie and Danny, and how it reflects his purpose for the visits.

2) Explain the responses from Charlie and Danny, and the events triggered by their visits with Al.

3) Analyze the differences in how Al speaks to Sally with the way he had previously conducted himself with Charlie and Danny.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the concept of loyalty and the various ways that it is presented in Bone in the Throat.

1) Describe Tommy's loyalty to Sally, how it begins, how it is altered, and why it is ultimately dissolved.

2) Explain Tommy's pact with the chef and why it is a significant part of the story's conclusion.

3) Analyze the loyalty between Tommy and the chef as compared to the loyalty between Sally and the mob.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the styles of Sally and Skinny in committing murder, using a number of examples from the book as a reference. In your comparison, include the difference in both characters' reputations and positions within the mob organization.

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