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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2?
(a) His Excellency.
(b) Minister.
(c) Mighty Minister.
(d) Honourable Member.

2. What is the name of the man's house that is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down after the shooting?
(a) Saro Pizzuco.
(b) Diego Marchica.
(c) Guiseppe Colasberna.
(d) Paolo Nicolosi.

3. What are the two high-ranking ministers shown at the beginning of Section 3 known as?
(a) Your Majesty and His Excellency.
(b) The Minister and Honorable Member.
(c) Honorable Member and His Excellency.
(d) His Excellency and the Minister.

4. What does the informant to the police on the mafia live in a constant state of?
(a) Fear.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Guilt.
(d) Happiness.

5. What is the name of the popular card game often played in Sicily that is discussed in the book?
(a) Craps.
(b) Lupara.
(c) Bargello.
(d) Zecchinetta.

6. How does Little Priest act out of fear in Section 5?
(a) Angry.
(b) Obvious of his guilt.
(c) Secretive.
(d) Sad.

7. Who does the old man say should take a vacation at the end of Section 4?
(a) Diego Marchica.
(b) Saro Pizzuco.
(c) Ciccio La Rosa.
(d) Passerello.

8. How does the man who comes to talk to the police in Section 5 describe one of the men they arrested?
(a) As an old, upstanding member of the community.
(b) A criminal.
(c) A loser.
(d) A murderer.

9. What profession did the police informant on the mafia previously have before selling out?
(a) A sheep rustler.
(b) A barber.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A waiter.

10. Why does the police informant on the mafia make up a story to tell to the captain in Section 2?
(a) He is forced.
(b) He wants to get back at someone.
(c) He is mad.
(d) So he will be paid.

11. What does the wife of he man whose house is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down say her husband came inside to retrieve after hearing gun shots?
(a) Shoes.
(b) A shirt.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) His coat.

12. What does the old man say anyone who sets themselves up against the church is, in Section 4?
(a) A dead man.
(b) Hero.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Stupid.

13. Who does the sergeant major find to be given a nickname due to his love of gambling?
(a) Guiseppe Colasberna.
(b) Ciccio La Rosa.
(c) Diego Marchica.
(d) Paolo Nicolosi.

14. How long had the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 held out on paying his workers?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the man whose house is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down after the shooting?

2. How many times has the individual shown at the beginning of Section 5 given this type of information to the police?

3. What does the captain ask the dead man's workers and relatives to do before leaving the police station?

4. What does the old man say a man should do if he finds out his wife is cheating on him in Section 4?

5. What term does the old man use to describe a man whose wife cheats on him behind his back in Section 4?

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