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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following things does Captain Bellodi and his friend not do after running into a woman on the street in Section 10?
(a) Listen to records.
(b) Sit by the fireplace.
(c) Go back to the girl's house.
(d) Go dancing at a local club.

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

4. Why does Marchica claim is the only reason he confessed during the murder trial in Section 10?
(a) Because he was scared.
(b) Because he was angry at Pizzuco.
(c) Because police made him.
(d) Because he felt like it.

5. Who is transferred out of Italy on the police force after the murder trial in Section 10?
(a) Minister Mancusi.
(b) Sergeant D'Antona.
(c) Honorable Member Livigni.
(d) Sergeant Pizzuco.

6. Whose poise is considered unflappable in Section 9?
(a) Diego Marchica.
(b) Don Arena.
(c) Mrs. Nicolosi.
(d) Saro Pizzuco.

7. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who is accused of fooling a man into allowing him access to a shelter after the murder?
(a) Diego Marchica.
(b) Don Arena.
(c) Paolo Nicolosi.
(d) Ciccio La Rosa.

8. What is the name of the minister that is revealed to have possible mafia ties in Section 8?
(a) Minister La Rosa.
(b) Minister Livigni.
(c) Minister Mancuso.
(d) Minister D'Antona.

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

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

11. Who do the police arrest next after the first arrest in Section 6?
(a) Ciccio La Rosa and Don Arena.
(b) Passerello.
(c) Diego Pizzuco and Don Arena.
(d) Paolo Nicolosi.

12. 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) Montecitorio.
(b) Brescianelli.
(c) Bargello.
(d) Carabinieri.

13. Whose side of the murder story is told first in Section 7?
(a) Diego Marchica's.
(b) Ciccio La Rosa's.
(c) Saro Pizzuco's.
(d) Don Arena's.

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

15. Which character has been to prison many times and doesn't really mind going back in the book?
(a) Paolo Nicolosi.
(b) Saro Pizzuco.
(c) Passerello.
(d) Diego Marchica.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who disposes of the murder weapon?

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

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

4. Who does the captain ask the don if he told to get rid of Colasberna?

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

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