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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 2, pp. 22-32.

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) 13.
(b) 5.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

2. What item does a man sell near the shooting that the police look for in Section 1?
(a) Drinks.
(b) Pizza.
(c) Fritters.
(d) Ice cream.

3. What is the actual name of the informer the police use to gain information on the mafia?
(a) Guiseppe Colasberna.
(b) Rosario Pizzuco.
(c) Paolo Nicolosi.
(d) Calogero Dibella.

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) Give him their cards.
(c) Make a second meeting.
(d) Write down names of other witnesses.

5. What does the captain suggest is the reason for the man being shot during his interview with the informant on the mafia?
(a) For being poor.
(b) For being too rich.
(c) For not paying their taxes.
(d) For not submitting to the mafia.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is the informant to the police on the mafia's payment described?

2. What is the name of the company the man owned who was shot?

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

4. Where is the opening scene of the book located?

5. What is the name of the man who was shot at the beginning of the book?

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