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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the man Captain Bellodi meets in Section 8 tell him his dog's name means?
(a) Good boy.
(b) Evil person.
(c) Bad boy.
(d) Happy man.

2. How does the high-ranking minister react when he hears one of his ministers might have mafia connections in Section 8?
(a) Happy.
(b) Sad.
(c) Horrified.
(d) Excited.

3. Where is Nicolosi's body discovered in the book?
(a) On the street.
(b) Buried in a hole.
(c) Behind the altar.
(d) Deep down in a cleft in the earth.

4. What does a confession suggest is the only motivation for Marchica to commit murder?
(a) His violent temper.
(b) There is no reason.
(c) He holds grudges.
(d) He is a psychopath.

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

6. What is the high-ranking minister shown at the beginning of Section 8 known as?
(a) Honorable Member.
(b) Your Honor.
(c) Your Majesty.
(d) His Excellency.

7. 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) Saro Pizzuco.
(b) Don Arena.
(c) Diego Marchica.
(d) Captain Bellodi.

8. How long do the police wait to arrest the next people after the first initial man in Section 6?
(a) Six hours.
(b) An hour.
(c) One day.
(d) Two days.

9. What kind of men do the characters at the beginning of Section 9 say they must find to clear Marchica of murder?
(a) A minister.
(b) A high-ranking official.
(c) Men known for their honesty.
(d) A police officer.

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

11. Who do the police arrest first in Section 6?
(a) Salvatore Colasberna.
(b) Don Arena.
(c) Brescianelli.
(d) Diego Marchica.

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

13. What does Bellodi not bother to do to the man he meets at a crime scene in Section 8?
(a) Kill him.
(b) Arrest him.
(c) Torture him.
(d) Question him.

14. What does the Captain discover the don lied about that he wishes he could arrest him for but cannot?
(a) His house deed.
(b) His marriage license.
(c) His income taxes.
(d) His will.

15. 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) A picture of a minister with Pizzuco.
(b) An accusation of murder.
(c) A picture of Don Arena with an important minister.
(d) A picture of Marchica with a government official.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the woman Captain Bellodi and his childhood friend run into on the street in Section 10?

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

3. What does Marchica believe after the police show him a confession in Section 6?

4. Which of the following things does Captain Bellodi and his friend not do after running into a woman on the street in Section 10?

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

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