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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Captain first interrogate in Section 9?
(a) Brescianelli.
(b) Mrs. Nicolosi.
(c) Diego Marchica.
(d) Don Arena.

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

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

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

5. Who writes a full confession at the beginning of Section 7?
(a) Passerello.
(b) Diego Marchica.
(c) Minister Mancusi.
(d) Mrs. Nicolosi.

6. What occupation does the man Captain Bellodi meets in Section 8 have?
(a) A government official.
(b) A teacher.
(c) A cook.
(d) A farmer.

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

8. What does the confession the police show Marchica in Section 6 say the murderer didn't have?
(a) An alibi.
(b) A conscience.
(c) A weapon.
(d) An accomplice.

9. Who does the Captain use as an example when trying to prove the don used corrupt building contracts in Section 9?
(a) Ciccio La Rosa.
(b) Salvatore Colasberna.
(c) Mr. Fazello.
(d) Paolo Nicolosi.

10. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who does Pizzuco assure he will take care of the witness that saw him after the murder?
(a) Diego Marchica.
(b) Passerello.
(c) Don Arena.
(d) Mrs. Nicolosi.

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

12. What do the girls Captain Bellodi and his friend meet in Section 10 believe heats the blood of Sicilian people?
(a) The sun.
(b) Poison.
(c) Wine.
(d) Fire.

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

14. Whose side of the murder story is told second in Section 7?
(a) Paolo Nicolosi's.
(b) Diego Marchica's.
(c) Saro Pizzuco's.
(d) Don Arena's.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What do all of the girls Captain Bellodi and his friends hang out with in Section 10 believe Sicily to be?

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

4. Why does Marchica claim is the only reason he confessed during the murder trial in Section 10?

5. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who offers Marchica money for Colasberna's murder?

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