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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7, pp. 74-82.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) Threaten people.
(b) Kidnap family from their homes.
(c) Kill people.
(d) Take money from people.

2. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who offers to supply the gun for the murder?
(a) Diego Marchica.
(b) Paolo Nicolosi.
(c) Don Arena.
(d) Saro Pizzuco.

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

4. What do the two high-ranking ministers shown at the beginning of Section 3 believe Captain Bellodi to be, in regards to the mafia?
(a) Obsessed.
(b) Angry.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Annoyed.

5. Who is the person that writes a confession at the beginning of Section 7 hoping to take down with him?
(a) Don Arena.
(b) Ciccio La Rosa.
(c) Saro Pizzuco.
(d) Colagero Dibella.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man the sergeant major brings in (who loves gambling) believed to have ties to?

2. Who do the police arrest first in Section 6?

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

4. Whose names does the police informant give to the captain at the end of Section 2?

5. What does the captain ask the dead man's workers and relatives to do before leaving the police station?

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