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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 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?
(a) Genoa.
(b) Carabinieri.
(c) Lupe pistoli.
(d) Lupara.

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

3. Why does the police informant on the mafia make up a story to tell to the captain in Section 2?
(a) He wants to get back at someone.
(b) He is forced.
(c) He is mad.
(d) So he will be paid.

4. Why does an officer angrily intervene at the house of the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 despite not wanting to?
(a) To take him to work.
(b) To take his wife to the airport.
(c) To allow his wife and daughter to go to Mass.
(d) To take his daughter to school.

5. Who does the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 complain about an encounter with?
(a) Don Arena.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A member of the mafia.
(d) Diego Marchica.

Short Answer Questions

1. What profession did the police informant on the mafia previously have before selling out?

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

3. What is the name of the popular card game often played in Sicily that is discussed in the book?

4. 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?

5. What item does a man sell near the shooting that the police look for in Section 1?

(see the answer key)

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