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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 is the name of the man's house that is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down after the shooting?

2. What happens to the passengers on the bus after a man is shot at the beginning of the book?

3. Why does the police informant on the mafia make up a story to tell to the captain in Section 2?

4. Whose names does Little Priest write on a piece of paper for police in Section 5?

5. What are the two high-ranking ministers shown at the beginning of Section 3 known as?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Little Priest feel guilty at the beginning of Section 5?

2. What is the nature of the two men's conversation regarding communism at the beginning of Section 3?

3. How does Little Priest die?

4. 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?

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

6. How did Little Priest earn a living before becoming a police informant?

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

8. How is the "Mother Church" first described in the book?

9. What does Mrs. Nicolosi tell police regarding her husband's actions on the day Salvatore was murdered?

10. How do the employees of a sulphur mine react after not being paid for three months?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the concept of loyalty that is presented in the characters involved with the mafia in the book. How does the mafia use loyalty to secure their safety and how to they make this an effective method in their members?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the author's portrayal of the confession in the book. How does the author portray the level of desperation felt by police based on the way they obtain confessions from the mafia in the book?

Essay Topic 3

The author makes a great effort to showcase the true nature of the interrogation throughout the book. Part 1.) What can we learn about the nature of the police based on the way they interrogate witnesses and suspects in the book? Part 2.) What can we learn about the nature of members of the mafia based on their reactions to being interrogated by police in the book? Part 3.) How does the author present a moral dilemma in the book's characters through the portrayal of interrogation?

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