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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the wife of the high-ranking minister shown at the beginning of Section 8 react when he answers the phone?
(a) Excited.
(b) Angry.
(c) Sad.
(d) Amused.

2. What occupation does the man Captain Bellodi meets in Section 8 have?
(a) A cook.
(b) A government official.
(c) A farmer.
(d) A teacher.

3. What does a man reveal to a high-ranking minister will be on the front page of a newspaper at the beginning of Section 8?
(a) A picture of Don Arena with an important minister.
(b) A picture of Marchica with a government official.
(c) An accusation of murder.
(d) A picture of a minister with Pizzuco.

4. Who is eventually charged with Nicolosi's murder in Section 10?
(a) Diego Marchica.
(b) Mrs. Nicolosi and her lover.
(c) Saro Pizzuco.
(d) Ciccio La Rosa.

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?
(a) Don Arena.
(b) Saro Pizzuco.
(c) Diego Marchica.
(d) Ciccio La Rosa.

6. Who is described as having a violent reputation in Section 7?
(a) Saro Pizzuco.
(b) Diego Marchica.
(c) Don Arena.
(d) Captain Bellodi.

7. Who is transferred out of Italy on the police force after the murder trial in Section 10?
(a) Sergeant D'Antona.
(b) Sergeant Pizzuco.
(c) Honorable Member Livigni.
(d) Minister Mancusi.

8. What is the name of the rocky network of caves and chasms in Sicily?
(a) The Carabinieri.
(b) Lupara.
(c) Gramoli Chiarchiaro.
(d) Montecitorio.

9. Where does Captain Bellodi search for the body of Nicolosi in Section 8?
(a) The church.
(b) Via Cavour.
(c) The Grimoli Chiarchiaro.
(d) The Piazza Garibaldi.

10. Which character has been to prison many times and doesn't really mind going back in the book?
(a) Paolo Nicolosi.
(b) Passerello.
(c) Saro Pizzuco.
(d) Diego Marchica.

11. What kind of men do the characters at the beginning of Section 9 say they must find to clear Marchica of murder?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A high-ranking official.
(c) A minister.
(d) Men known for their honesty.

12. According to the second confession the police hear in Section 7, what was Colasberna offering Pizzuco?
(a) Marriage advice.
(b) Money.
(c) Business advice.
(d) An alibi.

13. What does Bellodi not bother to do to the man he meets at a crime scene in Section 8?
(a) Arrest him.
(b) Question him.
(c) Torture him.
(d) Kill him.

14. How does Captain Bellodi react after the girls tell him what they think of his story about the mafia in Section 10?
(a) Angry.
(b) Excited.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sad.

15. Who is concluded to have been involved in the murders Bellodi has been investigating at the end of Section 8?
(a) Paolo Nicolosi.
(b) Minister Mancuso.
(c) Minister Livigni.
(d) Ciccio La Rosa.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the high-ranking minister shown at the beginning of Section 8 known as?

2. What kind of projects does the Captain point out that the don has been involved with at the end of Section 9?

3. Who brings the captain a confession in his office to allow the prisoner watching the interrogation to see?

4. What is the name of Captain Bellodi's childhood friend that he runs into in Section 10?

5. How does Marchica react after reading the confession the police hand him in Section 6?

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