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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, pp. 22-32.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does an officer angrily intervene at the house of the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 despite not wanting to?
(a) To allow his wife and daughter to go to Mass.
(b) To take his wife to the airport.
(c) To take his daughter to school.
(d) To take him to work.

2. What city is the beginning of Section 2 set in?
(a) Rome.
(b) Genoa.
(c) Venice.
(d) Parma.

3. What does the captain suggest all of the building contractors in their area had done that the man who died had not?
(a) Paid for protection.
(b) Had a permit.
(c) Went to church.
(d) Hired locals.

4. What happens to the passengers on the bus after a man is shot at the beginning of the book?
(a) They laugh.
(b) They disappeared.
(c) They talk to police immediately.
(d) They scream and hide on the bus.

5. Where is the opening scene of the book located?
(a) Venice.
(b) Sicily.
(c) Corsica.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the captain tell the dead man's brother the group possibly responsible for his brother's death are willing to do if they are not obeyed?

2. What is the Italian name for the police that is used in the book?

3. What is the name of the type of ammunition used to kill the man at the beginning of the book, and is also known as wolf shot?

4. Why does the police informant on the mafia make up a story to tell to the captain in Section 2?

5. Whose names does the police informant give to the captain at the end of Section 2?

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