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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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

2. 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.

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 do the police believe arresting Marchica would be after he is brought in for questioning?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Safe.
(c) Sad.
(d) Very dangerous.

5. What does the old man in Section 4 believe a certain spy does not act with enough of?
(a) Aggressiveness.
(b) Discretion.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Happiness.

6. Which of the following descriptions does the old man not use to describe the men that don't join the mafia at the beginning of Section 4?
(a) Made into police officers.
(b) Cuckolds.
(c) Teachers.
(d) Priests.

7. 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) His coat.
(c) Cigarettes.
(d) A shirt.

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

9. What is the name of the honorable man Don Arena is said to be close friends with at the end of Section 5?
(a) Mancusi.
(b) Passerello.
(c) Brescianelli.
(d) Livigni.

10. What is the title of the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2?
(a) Honourable Member.
(b) Minister.
(c) Mighty Minister.
(d) His Excellency.

11. Who does Little Priest originally mail his confession to in Section 5?
(a) Sergeant D'Antona.
(b) Don Arena.
(c) Captain Bellodi.
(d) The priest.

12. How do many of the bus passengers describe their seat window on the day of the shooting to police?
(a) Steamy.
(b) Very Bright.
(c) Broken.
(d) Shades down.

13. 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.

14. What does the captain ask the dead man's workers and relatives to do before leaving the police station?
(a) Write down names of other witnesses.
(b) Give him their cards.
(c) Write down their names and addresses.
(d) Make a second meeting.

15. How many shots does the wife of he man whose house is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down after the shooting say her husband heard?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the informant to the police on the mafia live in a constant state of?

2. How does the old man say a man is not supposed to react if he suspects his wife of cheating in Section 4?

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

4. How is the driver of the bus described when he is interviewed by the police after the shooting?

5. Who does the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 complain about an encounter with?

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