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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is concluded to have been involved in the murders Bellodi has been investigating at the end of Section 8?
(a) Ciccio La Rosa.
(b) Paolo Nicolosi.
(c) Minister Mancuso.
(d) Minister Livigni.

2. How does Captain Bellodi feel about the area he searches for Nicolosi's body?
(a) That it is creepy.
(b) It is pretty.
(c) It is holy.
(d) It is sad.

3. What does Pizzuco do after he assumes the police know everything about the murder?
(a) Prays.
(b) Cursing Marchica.
(c) Curses the don.
(d) Attempts suicide.

4. What is the name of Captain Bellodi's childhood friend that he runs into in Section 10?
(a) Passerello.
(b) Colagero.
(c) Brescianelli.
(d) Ciccio.

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

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

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

8. Where does the high-ranking minister receive a call from at the beginning of Section 8?
(a) Venice.
(b) Rome.
(c) Genoa.
(d) Parma.

9. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who does Pizzuco run into after the murder?
(a) Passerello.
(b) Guiseppe Colasberna.
(c) Mrs. Nicolosi.
(d) Paolo Nicolosi.

10. What word does Captain Bellodi discover a man's dog's name to be derived from in Section 8 that means chief of police?
(a) Carabinieri.
(b) Brescianelli.
(c) Bargello.
(d) Montecitorio.

11. How does the wife of the high-ranking minister shown at the beginning of Section 8 react when he answers the phone?
(a) Angry.
(b) Excited.
(c) Sad.
(d) Amused.

12. Who is the person that writes a confession at the beginning of Section 7 hoping to take down with him?
(a) Colagero Dibella.
(b) Ciccio La Rosa.
(c) Saro Pizzuco.
(d) Don Arena.

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

14. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who offers to supply the gun for the murder?
(a) Diego Marchica.
(b) Paolo Nicolosi.
(c) Don Arena.
(d) Saro Pizzuco.

15. What is the name of the rocky network of caves and chasms in Sicily?
(a) Montecitorio.
(b) The Carabinieri.
(c) Gramoli Chiarchiaro.
(d) Lupara.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Captain Bellodi search for the body of Nicolosi in Section 8?

2. How many murders does the confession the police show Marchica blame on him?

3. How does Captain Bellodi react after the girls tell him what they think of his story about the mafia in Section 10?

4. Who reacts in rage when the police show him a full confession implicating him in Section 7?

5. Who do the police arrest next after the first arrest in Section 6?

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