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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. Whose office is the man the police allow to sit in the captain's office during interrogation able to see into?

2. Who do the two men having a phone conversation in Section 8 believe the police should be more willing to work with?

3. Who brings the captain a confession in his office to allow the prisoner watching the interrogation to see?

4. How does Captain Bellodi react after the girls tell him what they think of his story about the mafia in Section 10?

5. What do the characters shown at the beginning of Section 9 say they will provide for Marchica?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Don Arena react when police mention his daughter during his interrogation in Section 9?

2. How does the captain try and prove the don had connection to corrupt building projects in Section 9?

3. What happens when a woman named Livia invites the captain and his friend to her house in Parma?

4. What is the nature of the confession the police show to Marchica in Section 6?

5. How does the author say Marchica feels about going to prison in Section 7?

6. How does Don Arena react to his police interrogation in Section 9?

7. How is the Grimoli Chiarchiaro first described in the book?

8. What does the captain do after the mafia get away with murder in Section 10?

9. How does Marchica react when the police show him a confession in Section 6?

10. Why do the police arrest Marchica before the other suspects in Section 6?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the nature of the police that is presented in the book. How might the police be considered as bad as the mafia given the way they conduct Salvatore's murder investigation and why is this significant in regards to better understanding human nature in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the author's use of both psychological themes alongside realistic observations. How does the author's mixing of these two methods add complexity to the story and what are you able to learn after being given these two observations?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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