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

2. What does a man reveal to a high-ranking minister will be on the front page of a newspaper at the beginning of Section 8?

3. What do the girls Captain Bellodi and his friend meet in Section 10 believe heats the blood of Sicilian people?

4. Who does the man the police allow to sit in the captain's office first witness the police questioning in Section 6?

5. Who approaches Captain Bellodi when he returns to the station after finding Nicolosi's body?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Pizzuco tell the police he didn't come to them with information regarding Salvatore's murder at the end of Section 7?

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

8. How does Pizzuco claim Marchica fooled him into helping him get away with murder?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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?

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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