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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. Who is the man the sergeant major brings in (who loves gambling) believed to have ties to?

2. What do the two high-ranking ministers shown at the beginning of Section 3 believe Captain Bellodi to be, in regards to the mafia?

3. How does the old man say a man is not supposed to react if he suspects his wife of cheating in Section 4?

4. What does the old man shown in Section 4 believe most of the men in his city to be?

5. What does the note Little Priest includes with a piece of paper for the police say?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Nicolosi reveal to police regarding a nickname in Section 3?

2. What is the nature of the letter Little Priest sends to police in Section 5?

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

4. Why does the police captain tell Giuseppe he believes his brother was shot in Section 1?

5. What information do the police first find out regarding Salvatore after his identity is discovered?

6. How do the passengers on the bus react after a man is shot at the beginning of the book?

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

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

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's use of regionalism throughout the book. How does the author input regional characteristics in the book and what purpose do you think he had for using this method?

Essay Topic 2

A main theme presented throughout the book is an analysis of the nature of Sicilian society in the 1960s. Part 1.) What can we learn about the fear many Sicilians had based on the reactions of the bus passengers onboard when Salvatore is shot? Part 2.) What evidence is present to suggest the mafia is responsible for many of the actions of the Sicilian society during the 1960s based on their portrayal in this book? Part 3.) What possibility is there of the police seeing a change in the nature of the Sicilian society and how do they try and achieve this change?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the symbolic meaning of the owl that is presented in the book. Why do you think the author chose to name his book "The Day of the Owl", especially considering the speech he makes about owls in Section 8 of the book?

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