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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. How do the police obtain a confession to show Marchica in Section 6?

2. Who is described as having a violent reputation in Section 7?

3. Who is the person that writes a confession at the beginning of Section 7 hoping to take down with him?

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

5. Who are the characters shown at the beginning of Section 9 worried about confessing?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does the farmer the captain meets in Section 8 describe the meaning of his dog's name?

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

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

5. What does the captain say to Marchica while he watches Pizzuco being interrogated?

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

7. What are the two men talking at the beginning of Section 9 worried about?

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

9. What does Marchica claim was the reason Pizzuco asked to have Salvatore killed?

10. Why does the captain decide not to interview a farmer he meets in Section 8?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the characters Captain Bellodi and Don Arena in the book. How does the author draw similarities in these two characters during the don's interrogation and what do you think he may be suggesting about the nature of Sicilian's based on this portrayal?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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