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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. How many anonymous letters do the police have with ideas of who killed the man at the beginning of the book?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 13.

2. How many shots does the wife of he man whose house is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down after the shooting say her husband heard?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

3. What do the two high-ranking ministers shown at the beginning of Section 3 believe Captain Bellodi to be, in regards to the mafia?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Afraid.
(c) Angry.
(d) Obsessed.

4. What does the captain ask the dead man's workers and relatives to do before leaving the police station?
(a) Write down their names and addresses.
(b) Make a second meeting.
(c) Write down names of other witnesses.
(d) Give him their cards.

5. What is the nickname of the informer the police use to gain information on the mafia?
(a) Lupara.
(b) Chiarchiaro.
(c) Little Priest.
(d) Zicchinetta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political association do the two men at the beginning of Section 3 claim Salvatore Colasberna to be involved with?

2. What is the name of the brother of the man who was killed at the beginning of the book, who talks to police about his death?

3. Who do two high-ranking ministers discuss at the beginning of Section 3?

4. Whose names does the police informant give to the captain at the end of Section 2?

5. What is the name of Mrs. Nicolosi's lover?

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