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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. The police have a plan to investigate the murder. What is the first step in executing the plan?

2. How does Paola feel about the news of the undercover work?

3. Why did the cop get forced out of the police?

4. What was the official reason for the cop's expulsion?

5. The vehicle was licensed in which country?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the scene involving the truck in as much detail as possible. Include the location, the speed of the vehicle and where the truck came from in the first place.

2. Who discovers Trevisan's body? What is the character's initial reaction? What does the character do?

3. What did a bystander have to say about the presence of the women at the scene? What made the bystanders change their minds about the women?

4. Who is the next person to be visited by Brunetti?

5. What is the plan between Brunetti and Vianello regarding Pinetta's? What is decided? How does the plan turn out?

6. What happened after the police were called? What was the response by officials?

7. What is the first scene in the book? What time of year is it? Why are the scene and the weather important to the rest of the story?

8. What does Brunetti find in Favero's possession? Why does the finding puzzle Brunetti?

9. Describe the people found at the scene at the accident. What questions are asked? What is the determination of the accident victims?

10. How might the deaths tie into the corruption case Brunetti had been working on for months?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Brunetti did a favor for the Chief Justice regarding his son. Describe the situation with the son, the problem, how Brunetti got involved, and how the judge related to the entire scenario. Also explore how the incident affected Brunetti's relationship with the judge. What actions were made to help the son? Were the actions effective? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the story, Brunetti was presented with various leads that might help to solve the case. There are also leads that could distract Brunetti and lead him on a wild goose chase. Discuss how Brunetti could tell a valuable lead from one that may not turn out to be anything important. Does one get precedence in the investigation? If so, how do the police decide? Do you think that the clues Brunetti chose to follow were the best ones? How might you have handled the case?

Essay Topic 3

Brunetti was not pleased when Vianello suggested that they use Topa for the stakeout in Pinetta's bar. Discuss in detail the reason for using Topa at the bar. Why did Brunetti object? Why does Brunetti not like Topa? Why is Topa no longer a cop? Did Topa do good work in the investigation? What did Topa learn? What was the final outcome?

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