View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do many of the bus passengers describe their seat window on the day of the shooting to police?
(a) Steamy.
(b) Broken.
(c) Very Bright.
(d) Shades down.

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

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

4. How long had the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 held out on paying his workers?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 2 weeks.
(d) 1 month.

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

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 is the man the sergeant major brings in (who loves gambling) believed to have ties to?

4. What kind of mine has the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 invested much of his money in?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 272 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample