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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose names does the police informant give to the captain at the end of Section 2?
(a) Diego Marchica and Ciccio Nicolosi.
(b) Diego Marchica and Paolo Nicolosi.
(c) Guiseppe Colasberna and Ciccio La Rosa.
(d) Ciccio La Rosa and Saro Pizzuco.

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

3. How many times has the individual shown at the beginning of Section 5 given this type of information to the police?
(a) Never.
(b) Once.
(c) Twice.
(d) Three times.

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

5. How is the driver of the bus described when he is interviewed by the police after the shooting?
(a) Sad.
(b) Unfazed.
(c) Excited.
(d) Stunned.

6. Where is the opening scene of the book located?
(a) Venice.
(b) Rome.
(c) Corsica.
(d) Sicily.

7. 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) Teachers.
(b) Made into police officers.
(c) Priests.
(d) Cuckolds.

8. What does the note Little Priest includes with a piece of paper for the police say?
(a) "I'm dead."
(b) "Nevermore."
(c) "It's over."
(d) "I'm done."

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

10. What is the name of the popular card game often played in Sicily that is discussed in the book?
(a) Bargello.
(b) Lupara.
(c) Craps.
(d) Zecchinetta.

11. What is the nickname that Mrs. Nicolosi gives to the police in regards to the shooting?
(a) Little Priest.
(b) Zicchinetta.
(c) Brescianelli.
(d) Lupara.

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

13. At what time do the police believe the murderer would have been running down the street after the shooting?
(a) 8:00 p.m.
(b) 6:30 a.m.
(c) 8:00 a.m.
(d) 7:00 a.m.

14. What does the old man say anyone who sets themselves up against the church is, in Section 4?
(a) Stupid.
(b) A dead man.
(c) Ignorant.
(d) Hero.

15. How long had the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 held out on paying his workers?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the honorable man Don Arena is said to be close friends with at the end of Section 5?

2. What is the Italian name for the police that is used in the book?

3. What does the man who comes to talk to the police in Section 5 say that the mafia wouldn't be if it existed?

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

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

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