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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Carabinieri.
(b) Genoa.
(c) Lupara.
(d) Lupe pistoli.

2. Who does the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 complain about an encounter with?
(a) Don Arena.
(b) A police officer.
(c) A member of the mafia.
(d) Diego Marchica.

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

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

5. How does the man who comes to talk to the police in Section 5 describe one of the men they arrested?
(a) A murderer.
(b) A loser.
(c) A criminal.
(d) As an old, upstanding member of the community.

6. 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) Angry.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Afraid.
(d) Obsessed.

7. What political association do the two men at the beginning of Section 3 claim Salvatore Colasberna to be involved with?
(a) Capitalism.
(b) Fascism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Marxism.

8. 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) A year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 4 months.

9. What does the old man believe a certain spy to be setting himself up against in Section 4?
(a) The Mother Church.
(b) The police.
(c) The mafia.
(d) The government.

10. 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) Guiseppe Colasberna.
(b) Saro Pizzuco.
(c) Paolo Nicolosi.
(d) Diego Marchica.

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

12. What does the captain suggest all of the building contractors in their area had done that the man who died had not?
(a) Hired locals.
(b) Had a permit.
(c) Paid for protection.
(d) Went to church.

13. What is the actual name of the informer the police use to gain information on the mafia?
(a) Guiseppe Colasberna.
(b) Calogero Dibella.
(c) Rosario Pizzuco.
(d) Paolo Nicolosi.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many anonymous letters do the police have with ideas of who killed the man at the beginning of the book?

2. 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?

3. What religion are all mafia members associated with?

4. What is the name of the spy the old man expresses regret at in Section 4?

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

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