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

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

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

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

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 not paying their taxes.
(b) For being poor.
(c) For being too rich.
(d) For not submitting to the mafia.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What city is the beginning of Section 2 set in?

4. Who does the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 complain about an encounter with?

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

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