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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 prostitute is taken to which location upon Brunetti's orders?

2. Who is the next character to be found dead in his car?

3. Ceroni admits to knowing about which of the following?

4. What was the latest suspect's former relationship with Favero?

5. Who is confronted once again by Brunetti regarding Chiara's trauma?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the first questions Brunetti asks the prostitute?

2. What option does Brunetti intend to offer to the prostitute as a measure of helping the woman out of a difficult situation?

3. Who is the next murder victim? Where is the body found? What was the cause of death?

4. What does Brunetti think of the pimp? How does Brunetti characterize Franco?

5. What does Brunetti add about terrorism and how it might affect the pimp?

6. What happened to the son after the robbery? How did it affect Brunetti's relationship with the judge?

7. What does Brunetti learn about Trevisan's law practice? What went wrong?

8. Brunetti played a long shot that turned out to be a good lead. What was it?

9. Who does Brunetti meet with to discuss the connection between Trevisan and Favero? Where do they meet?

10. What does Brunetti expect when questioning the pimp

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Pinetta's bar was used in several instances in the story. Discuss the reason to use Pinetta's bar for meetings, interviews, stakeouts and corralling suspects. What benefits are there to using a bar opposed to a coffee shop or restaurant? What did Brunetti learn at Pinetta's? Do you think Franco will continue to do business at Pinetta's even after he was taken into Questura for questioning? What might the other patrons and bartender think of cops being in the bar?

Essay Topic 2

Brunetti often shares his work with his wife, Paola Falier. What kind of influence does Paola have on Brunetti regarding his work? Is it appropriate for Paola to know about the cases? What kind of input might she have? How was Paola involved in this case? What kind of advice might she have given to Brunetti? What might be something Paola would do that would be over the line in regards to police work?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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