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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8, pp. 82-90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Italian name for the police that is used in the book?
(a) Bargello.
(b) La Policia.
(c) Montecitorio.
(d) Carabinieri.

2. Who does the man the police allow to sit in the captain's office first witness the police questioning in Section 6?
(a) Passerello.
(b) Mrs. Nicolosi.
(c) Saro Pizzuco.
(d) Don Arena.

3. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who claims they had no prior knowledge about the murder until after it occurred?
(a) Saro Pizzuco.
(b) Don Arena.
(c) Ciccio La Rosa.
(d) Diego Marchica.

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?
(a) Shoes.
(b) Cigarettes.
(c) A shirt.
(d) His coat.

5. What is the name of the rocky network of caves and chasms in Sicily?
(a) The Carabinieri.
(b) Lupara.
(c) Gramoli Chiarchiaro.
(d) Montecitorio.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How do the police obtain a confession to show Marchica in Section 6?

3. What does the man who comes to talk to the police in Section 5 accuse them of treating one of the men they arrested?

4. Who does Little Priest originally mail his confession to in Section 5?

5. Where is Nicolosi's body discovered in the book?

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