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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4, pp. 48-53.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the sergeant major believe knows everyone in town and goes to question in Section 3?
(a) His brother-in-law.
(b) His barber.
(c) His brother.
(d) His baker.

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

3. How long ago do the police discover it had been since the man who was shot at the beginning of the book had been accosted on a bus for the very first time?
(a) 6 months.
(b) A year.
(c) 4 months.
(d) 7 days.

4. What does the old man believe a certain spy to be setting himself up against in Section 4?
(a) The mafia.
(b) The Mother Church.
(c) The government.
(d) The police.

5. What is the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 a member of?
(a) The French Parliament.
(b) The Italian police force.
(c) The mafia.
(d) The Italian Parliament.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the sergeant major find to be given a nickname due to his love of gambling?

2. What profession does the man have in the story the old man tells at the beginning of Section 4?

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

4. Who does the old man shown in Section 4 believe make a fool of most of the men in the city?

5. What does the captain suggest all of the building contractors in their area had done that the man who died had not?

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