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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 rocky network of caves and chasms in Sicily?

2. What country does the Captain wish Italy would adopt laws from that would allow more mafia members to be arrested?

3. Where does Captain Bellodi say he knows he will go to at the end of the book?

4. What happens when the medic tries to obtain justice against members of the mafia according to Captain Bellodi's story in Section 10?

5. How long do the police wait to arrest the next people after the first initial man in Section 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the captain's initial impression of the Grimoli Chiarchiaro?

2. What is the nature of the police's first interrogation of Pizzuco in Section 6 of the book?

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

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

5. What is the nature of the conversation between two high-ranking officials regarding a newspaper in Section 8?

6. What is the nature of the conversation between two men regarding Captain Bellodi in Section 8?

7. How does Don Arena react when the police show him Marchica's confession in Section 9?

8. How do the women the captain meet in Parma feel about Sicily?

9. What is the nature of the captain's story regarding a prison medic in Section 10?

10. What is the nature of Marchica and Pizzuco's testimonies in Section 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the important role respect played in the mafia. How do members of the mafia gain respect from Sicilian citizens and other members? What role does respect appear to play in the mafia, namely in regards to the hierarchy of its members?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the nature of power that is portrayed in the book, namely in regards to the police and the mafia. How do these two groups seek and use power differently and similarly? What does this use of power tell us about the nature of each organization?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the important role religion played in the lives of the mafia members in the book. Why do you think the mafia chose to stress such importance on religion given their violent and unethical actions in every aspect of their lives?

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