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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. What political association do the two men at the beginning of Section 3 claim Salvatore Colasberna to be involved with?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Marxism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Fascism.

2. 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.

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

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

5. What is the name of Mrs. Nicolosi's lover?
(a) Ciccio.
(b) Passerello.
(c) Paolo.
(d) Diego.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the sergeant major believe knows everyone in town and goes to question in Section 3?

3. What does the captain tell the dead man's brother the group possibly responsible for his brother's death are willing to do if they are not obeyed?

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

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

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