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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. What city is the beginning of Section 2 set in?
(a) Parma.
(b) Genoa.
(c) Rome.
(d) Venice.

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

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

4. 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) Shoot at the man of honor.
(b) Protest.
(c) Become desperate from starvation.
(d) Demand money.

5. What happens to the passengers on the bus after a man is shot at the beginning of the book?
(a) They scream and hide on the bus.
(b) They talk to police immediately.
(c) They disappeared.
(d) They laugh.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How do many of the bus passengers describe their seat window on the day of the shooting to police?

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

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

5. Why does the police informant on the mafia make up a story to tell to the captain in Section 2?

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