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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, pp. 32-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of mine has the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 invested much of his money in?
(a) Silver.
(b) Sulphur.
(c) Coal.
(d) Diamond.

2. How is the informant to the police on the mafia's payment described?
(a) He isn't paid.
(b) Poorly.
(c) Very well.
(d) Average.

3. Who does the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 complain about an encounter with?
(a) A member of the mafia.
(b) Diego Marchica.
(c) A police officer.
(d) Don Arena.

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

5. A man is shot getting on a bus which is traveling where?
(a) Palermo.
(b) Pisa.
(c) Parma.
(d) Naples.

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 ask the dead man's workers and relatives to do before leaving the police station?

3. What is the name of the type of ammunition used to kill the man at the beginning of the book, and is also known as wolf shot?

4. At what time do the police believe the murderer would have been running down the street after the shooting?

5. What is the Italian name for the police that is used in the book?

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