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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 Captain Bellodi's childhood friend that he runs into in Section 10?

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

3. What does Pizzuco do after he assumes the police know everything about the murder?

4. Who does the Captain first interrogate in Section 9?

5. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who claims they had no prior knowledge about the murder until after it occurred?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does the wife of the high-ranking minister known as "His Excellency" react when he answers a phone call in Section 8?

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

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

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

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

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

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 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 3

The leading theme throughout the book is the discovery and battle of right versus wrong. Part 1.) What appears to be the author's overall message regarding the nature of the battle between right and wrong based on the outcome of the book? Part 2.) Is there a possibility of those fighting for what is right to beat out those encouraging what is wrong, and if so how could this be achieved? Part 3.) What appears to be the captain's next step in fighting for right to overcome wrong based on his thoughts at the end of the book?

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