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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is eventually charged with Nicolosi's murder in Section 10?
(a) Ciccio La Rosa.
(b) Saro Pizzuco.
(c) Diego Marchica.
(d) Mrs. Nicolosi and her lover.

2. How many characters are shown at the beginning of Section 9?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. What country does the Captain wish Italy would adopt laws from that would allow more mafia members to be arrested?
(a) France.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Canada.
(d) The United States.

4. Who do the two men having a phone conversation at the beginning of Section 8 become annoyed at because of their sudden rise in power?
(a) Diego Marchica.
(b) Saro Pizzuco.
(c) Don Arena.
(d) Captain Bellodi.

5. What is the name of the woman Captain Bellodi and his childhood friend run into on the street in Section 10?
(a) Ann.
(b) Penny.
(c) Marie.
(d) Livia.

6. Who is described as having a violent reputation in Section 7?
(a) Diego Marchica.
(b) Saro Pizzuco.
(c) Captain Bellodi.
(d) Don Arena.

7. What does Marchica believe after the police show him a confession in Section 6?
(a) That the don confessed.
(b) That the police are liars.
(c) That Pizzuco confessed.
(d) That he is innocent.

8. Who does the confession the police show Marchica claim is guilty of the murder?
(a) Don Arena.
(b) Ciccio La Rosa.
(c) Paolo Nicolosi.
(d) Diego Marchica.

9. What do the confessions the police obtain insinuate Colasberna did to cause him to be murdered?
(a) Insulted Pizzuco.
(b) Insulted the don.
(c) Wouldn't pay the mafia.
(d) Wouldn't quit his job.

10. What does a man reveal to a high-ranking minister will be on the front page of a newspaper at the beginning of Section 8?
(a) An accusation of murder.
(b) A picture of Don Arena with an important minister.
(c) A picture of Marchica with a government official.
(d) A picture of a minister with Pizzuco.

11. Where does Captain Bellodi say he knows he will go to at the end of the book?
(a) Nowhere.
(b) Rome.
(c) Parma.
(d) Sicily.

12. Who approaches Captain Bellodi when he returns to the station after finding Nicolosi's body?
(a) Reporters.
(b) The government.
(c) Citizens.
(d) The mafia.

13. Who brings the captain a confession in his office to allow the prisoner watching the interrogation to see?
(a) Livigni.
(b) Ferlisi.
(c) Mancusi.
(d) D'Antona.

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

15. How does the don respond when he is shown a confession in Section 9?
(a) Sad.
(b) Upset.
(c) Angry.
(d) Excited.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose side of the murder story is told first in Section 7?

2. What does the Captain discover the don lied about that he wishes he could arrest him for but cannot?

3. Who does the Captain use as an example when trying to prove the don used corrupt building contracts in Section 9?

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

5. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who offers to supply the gun for the murder?

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