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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. What kind of mine has the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 invested much of his money in?

2. What is the name of the individual shown at the beginning of Section 5?

3. How long does the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 believe he has held out on paying his workers?

4. What is the name of the minister Don Arena is said to be close friends with at the end of Section 5?

5. What is the Italian name for the police that is used in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of the information Little Priest gives to the captain in Section 2?

2. What information is the captain able to discover regarding Nicolosi in Section 3?

3. How is Little Priest's quality of life described while working as a police informant?

4. How does an old man say a man becomes cuckolded in Section 4?

5. What is the initial information the police find on Diego Marchica at the end of Section 3?

6. What is the nature of the speech a man gives to the police regarding Don Arena in Section 5?

7. Why does the captain ask the men of the Santa Fara Co-op to write down their names and addresses at the end of Section 1?

8. What is the nature of the story the old man tells regarding a police officer at the beginning of Section 4?

9. How does Little Priest act in public after meeting with police in Section 5?

10. What is the nature of most of the bus passengers police track down regarding the shooting in Section 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Examine the important role religion played in the lives of the mafia members in the book. Why do you think the mafia chose to stress such importance on religion given their violent and unethical actions in every aspect of their lives?

Essay Topic 3

The portrayal of corruption is an important theme found in the book that makes the reader question the similarities the police have with the mafia. Part 1.) How does the mafia use corruption as a means to an end in the book, namely in their business ventures? Part 2.) What is telling of the nature of the police based on their tendencies of corruption in the book? Part 3.) Is the corruption used by the police warranted given their desire to find justice or does this prove they are no more innocent than the mafia?

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