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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. How many characters are shown at the beginning of Section 9?

2. Who is described as having a violent reputation in Section 7?

3. Who helps the police retrieve Nicolosi's body in the book?

4. Where is Nicolosi's body discovered in the book?

5. Where does Captain Bellodi tell some girls that most mafia bosses would stay while they were in jail in Section 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Marchica react when the police show him a confession in Section 6?

2. What is the nature of the confession the police show to Marchica in Section 6?

3. What are the two men talking at the beginning of Section 9 worried about?

4. What is the nature of the police's first interrogation of Pizzuco in Section 6 of the book?

5. How does the captain try and prove the don had connection to corrupt building projects in Section 9?

6. How do the police obtain a murder confession to show Marchica in Section 6?

7. What do the two men talking at the beginning of Section 9 decide to do for Marchica?

8. How does Pizzuco claim Marchica fooled him into helping him get away with murder?

9. What is the captain's initial impression of the Grimoli Chiarchiaro?

10. How does Don Arena react when the police show him Marchica's confession in Section 9?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The author makes a great effort to showcase the true nature of the interrogation throughout the book. Part 1.) What can we learn about the nature of the police based on the way they interrogate witnesses and suspects in the book? Part 2.) What can we learn about the nature of members of the mafia based on their reactions to being interrogated by police in the book? Part 3.) How does the author present a moral dilemma in the book's characters through the portrayal of interrogation?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the nature of the author's choice for the book's layout, namely having the climax comes in the opening scene. How does this make you view the plot differently than you normally would, especially given the fact that there will be no conflict needed to build a climax?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the nature of the police that is presented in the book. How might the police be considered as bad as the mafia given the way they conduct Salvatore's murder investigation and why is this significant in regards to better understanding human nature in the book?

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