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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What profession did the police informant on the mafia previously have before selling out?
(a) A waiter.
(b) A sheep rustler.
(c) A police officer.
(d) A barber.

2. What city is the beginning of Section 2 set in?
(a) Venice.
(b) Rome.
(c) Genoa.
(d) Parma.

3. Who does the old man shown in Section 4 believe make a fool of most of the men in the city?
(a) The mafia.
(b) The priests.
(c) The government.
(d) The police.

4. How does the old man say a man is not supposed to react if he suspects his wife of cheating in Section 4?
(a) Beat up someone.
(b) Get aggressive.
(c) Kill someone.
(d) Sit back and do nothing.

5. 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.

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

7. What is the name of the company the man owned who was shot?
(a) Grimelli Co-Operative Society.
(b) Genoa Fara Co-Operative Society.
(c) Via Santa Co-operative Society.
(d) Santa Fara Co-operative Society.

8. Who do two high-ranking ministers discuss at the beginning of Section 3?
(a) Salvatore Colasberna.
(b) Captain Bellodi.
(c) Rosario Pizzuco.
(d) Colagero Dibella.

9. What is the name of the man's house that is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down after the shooting?
(a) Diego Marchica.
(b) Paolo Nicolosi.
(c) Guiseppe Colasberna.
(d) Saro Pizzuco.

10. Who does the sergeant major believe knows everyone in town and goes to question in Section 3?
(a) His brother.
(b) His brother-in-law.
(c) His barber.
(d) His baker.

11. What profession does the man have in the story the old man tells at the beginning of Section 4?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A cook.
(c) A teacher.
(d) A priest.

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

13. What is the name of the type of ammunition used to kill the man at the beginning of the book, and is also known as wolf shot?
(a) Genoa.
(b) Carabinieri.
(c) Lupara.
(d) Lupe pistoli.

14. Who does the sergeant major find to be given a nickname due to his love of gambling?
(a) Ciccio La Rosa.
(b) Diego Marchica.
(c) Guiseppe Colasberna.
(d) Paolo Nicolosi.

15. What does the old man say a man should do if he finds out his wife is cheating on him in Section 4?
(a) Kill his wife.
(b) Do nothing.
(c) Get mad and raise a ruckus.
(d) Beat up the man.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times has the individual shown at the beginning of Section 5 given this type of information to the police?

2. 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?

3. What is the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 a member of?

4. What does the old man believe a certain spy to be setting himself up against in Section 4?

5. What item does a man sell near the shooting that the police look for in Section 1?

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