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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 does the person that Michael is planning to use in order to ensure his family's safety work?

2. While Nick is meeting with the person he traveled to Sicily to see, he mentions that a certain traitor needs to be dealt with. Who is the traitor?

3. Two days after his final television show, Fredo is shot to death. Who shoots Fredo?

4. Who does Nick travel to Sicily with his family to meet?

5. Who does the would-be assassin kill as Castro's motorcade drives by?

Short Essay Questions

1. After receiving the upsetting phone call and sending Kathy and Sonny out to dinner, what does Francesca realize that Kathy has been right about?

2. When Joe shows up at Nick's house after the failed assassination attempt on Castro, what does Joe tell Nick?

3. Why does Vito feel that he has no other choice but to bring Sonny into the family business?

4. While the women are preparing dinner at the Corleone compound in Lake Tahoe, Tom and Michael discuss Billy Van Arsdale's career. Why has Billy's career stalled?

5. Why is Tom surprised by the results of the background check he conducts on Lucadello?

6. After Francesca returns home after killing her husband, why does Kathy get on a bus and leave town instead of staying to help her sister grieve?

7. When she's six months pregnant, Billy takes Francesca to various embassy and hotel parties and is very attentive to her. What does Francesca believe is motivating Billy's attentiveness?

8. After Joe leaves Michael's suite and Tom and Michael are once again alone, why does Tom threaten to quit?

9. Michael confesses his fears of what will happen if they are unsuccessful in gaining control of the Cuban casinos. What does Michael fear?

10. Describe the purpose of the "pizza men" that Nick requests during his meeting in Sicily.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Michael Corleone and Joe Lucadello work together during two different periods in their lives. Describe the circumstances surrounding each of these periods in which the men work together. Then, examine how the first circumstances and the relationships the men developed early in their lives impacted the circumstances surrounding their second meeting.

Essay Topic 2

There are many characters introduced in the story who do not survive until the end of the story. Identify at least three people killed as the novel progresses. Compare and contrast each of these deaths, being sure to indicate which character died, how the character died, who was responsible for the character's death, and what impact on the overall plot the character's death had. What could have - or should have - been learned from each of these deaths by the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the characteristics, roles, loyalties, and agendas of the following people in the story: Michael Corleone, Don Forlenza, Pete Clemenza, and Louie Russo.

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