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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, pp. 48-53.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What term does the old man use to describe a man whose wife cheats on him behind his back in Section 4?
(a) Cuckold.
(b) Cheater.
(c) Idiot.
(d) Saint.

3. What item does a man sell near the shooting that the police look for in Section 1?
(a) Ice cream.
(b) Drinks.
(c) Pizza.
(d) Fritters.

4. How many shots does the wife of he man whose house is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down after the shooting say her husband heard?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

5. What do the two high-ranking ministers shown at the beginning of Section 3 say they do not believe in?
(a) God.
(b) The economy.
(c) The mafia.
(d) The police.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname that Mrs. Nicolosi gives to the police in regards to the shooting?

2. 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?

3. How long ago do the police discover it had been since the man who was shot at the beginning of the book had been accosted on a bus for the very first time?

4. How is the driver of the bus described when he is interviewed by the police after the shooting?

5. Who does the sergeant major find to be given a nickname due to his love of gambling?

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