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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following things does the workers for the man of honor shown (at the beginning of Section 2) not do after not being paid?
(a) Demand money.
(b) Shoot at the man of honor.
(c) Become desperate from starvation.
(d) Protest.

2. What does the note Little Priest includes with a piece of paper for the police say?
(a) "Nevermore."
(b) "I'm done."
(c) "I'm dead."
(d) "It's over."

3. How is the driver of the bus described when he is interviewed by the police after the shooting?
(a) Sad.
(b) Stunned.
(c) Unfazed.
(d) Excited.

4. What is the name of the minister Don Arena is said to be close friends with at the end of Section 5?
(a) Mancuso.
(b) Livigni.
(c) Brescianelli.
(d) Passerello.

5. What does the old man shown in Section 4 say he takes advantage of regarding people?
(a) Their cuckoldry.
(b) Their ignorance.
(c) Their education.
(d) Their niceness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many anonymous letters do the police have with ideas of who killed the man at the beginning of the book?

2. Who does a man come to the police to talk to them about in Section 5?

3. 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?

4. Who is the author of the book "Il Giorno Della Civetta"?

5. What does the informant to the police on the mafia live in a constant state of?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the captain able to get reliable information from Little Priest in Section 2 despite knowing he was lying to him?

2. What is the initial information the police find on Diego Marchica at the end of Section 3?

3. What information do the police first find out regarding Salvatore after his identity is discovered?

4. What does Mrs. Nicolosi tell police regarding her husband's actions on the day Salvatore was murdered?

5. How does Little Priest die?

6. How is the "Mother Church" first described in the book?

7. What does an old man decide Marchica should do at the end of Section 4?

8. What is the nature of the information Little Priest gives to the captain in Section 2?

9. How do the passengers on the bus react after a man is shot at the beginning of the book?

10. How does an old man describe Little Priest's work as a spy in Section 4?

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