View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the don respond when he is shown a confession in Section 9?
(a) Upset.
(b) Sad.
(c) Angry.
(d) Excited.

3. Where is Nicolosi's body discovered in the book?
(a) Deep down in a cleft in the earth.
(b) Buried in a hole.
(c) On the street.
(d) Behind the altar.

4. Which of the following things does Captain Bellodi and his friend not do after running into a woman on the street in Section 10?
(a) Listen to records.
(b) Sit by the fireplace.
(c) Go back to the girl's house.
(d) Go dancing at a local club.

5. Who tells the man watching the interview from the captain's office that his friend is telling the police everything?
(a) Sergeant D'Antona.
(b) Don Arena.
(c) Minister Mancusi.
(d) Captain Bellodi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Captain use as an example when trying to prove the don used corrupt building contracts in Section 9?

2. Which of the following realizations does Captain Bellodi not have regarding the murder trial after returning to his hometown in Section 10?

3. Where does the high-ranking minister receive a call from at the beginning of Section 8?

4. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who offers Marchica money for Colasberna's murder?

5. How does Captain Bellodi feel about the area he searches for Nicolosi's body?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the captain try and prove the don had connection to corrupt building projects in Section 9?

2. What is the nature of the conversation between two high-ranking officials regarding a newspaper in Section 8?

3. What do the two men talking at the beginning of Section 9 decide to do for Marchica?

4. How do the police obtain a murder confession to show Marchica in Section 6?

5. How does Pizzuco claim Marchica fooled him into helping him get away with murder?

6. Why does Pizzuco tell the police he didn't come to them with information regarding Salvatore's murder at the end of Section 7?

7. What is the nature of the confession the police show to Marchica in Section 6?

8. How does Pizzuco react when the police show him Marchica's confession?

9. What is the captain's initial impression of the Grimoli Chiarchiaro?

10. How does Don Arena react when the police show him Marchica's confession in Section 9?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 758 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample