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

2. What are the two high-ranking ministers shown at the beginning of Section 3 known as?
(a) Your Majesty and His Excellency.
(b) Honorable Member and His Excellency.
(c) The Minister and Honorable Member.
(d) His Excellency and the Minister.

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) 7 days.
(c) A year.
(d) 4 months.

4. What does the old man shown in Section 4 say he takes advantage of regarding people?
(a) Their ignorance.
(b) Their cuckoldry.
(c) Their education.
(d) Their niceness.

5. 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?
(a) Rosario Pizzuco.
(b) Giuseppe Mancusi.
(c) Giuseppe Colasberna.
(d) Diego Marchica.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where is the opening scene of the book located?

3. What is described as the entire network of mafia connections that lives in the shadow of the church?

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

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