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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 is the driver of the bus described when he is interviewed by the police after the shooting?
(a) Unfazed.
(b) Stunned.
(c) Sad.
(d) Excited.

2. A man is shot getting on a bus which is traveling where?
(a) Palermo.
(b) Parma.
(c) Naples.
(d) Pisa.

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

4. 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) Make a second meeting.
(c) Write down their names and addresses.
(d) Give him their cards.

5. What does the wife of he man whose house is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down say her husband came inside to retrieve after hearing gun shots?
(a) Shoes.
(b) His coat.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) A shirt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname that Mrs. Nicolosi gives to the police in regards to the shooting?

2. What are the two high-ranking ministers shown at the beginning of Section 3 known as?

3. What is the nickname of the informer the police use to gain information on the mafia?

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

5. How long does the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 believe he has held out on paying his workers?

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