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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. Who becomes the new Don of Los Angeles?

2. Where does Johnny Fontane grow up?

3. As the event attended by Francesca and her roommate gets underway, what can be heard in the distance?

4. When does Michael Corleone become the new head of the Corleone family crime syndicate?

5. Who is waiting on the island for Nick when the plane lands?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Russo orchestrate the suicide-homicide hit that is supposed to ensnare Fredo?

2. What is the purpose of Doomtown?

3. Why does Francesca worry that Billy is dating her simply to shock his parents?

4. Why is Russo blamed for engineering the plane crash off of Rattlesnake Island?

5. Why does Kathy encourage Francesca to not join a sorority as she begins college?

6. According to Fredo's questioning of Michael at Francesca and Billy's wedding, why is the Lake Tahoe house burned down?

7. When the police officer shows up to rescue Fredo from the customs officials, Fredo asks the officer to turn down the radio. Why does that request prove to be unfortunate for Fredo?

8. As Michael and Kay return to Las Vegas from Lake Tahoe, why is Kay upset?

9. What advice does Tom give to Fredo after Fredo shoots up his wife's car and accidentally kills a small dog?

10. What shocks Tom upon his arrival in Washington D.C.?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

While each Don runs his own territory and family business, all of the Dons belong to the Commission.

a. Discuss the role of the Commission in the day-to-day operations of the Corleone family business.

b. Does the Commission evolve as the story moves on?

c. How do the relationships of the Dons change as the Commission changes?

d. Is the Commission an important or an outdated institution? Be sure to explain your reasoning and support your answer with examples from the story.

Essay Topic 2

There are many characters introduced in the story who do not survive until the end of the story. Identify at least three people killed as the novel progresses. Compare and contrast each of these deaths, being sure to indicate which character died, how the character died, who was responsible for the character's death, and what impact on the overall plot the character's death had. What could have - or should have - been learned from each of these deaths by the other characters?

Essay Topic 3

Michael Corleone and Joe Lucadello work together during two different periods in their lives. Describe the circumstances surrounding each of these periods in which the men work together. Then, examine how the first circumstances and the relationships the men developed early in their lives impacted the circumstances surrounding their second meeting.

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