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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to a medic that begins treating sick patients rather than members of the mafia according to Captain Bellodi's story in Section 10?
(a) He is beaten up.
(b) He is killed.
(c) He is fired.
(d) He is transferred.

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

3. What do the characters shown at the beginning of Section 9 say they will provide for Marchica?
(a) Death.
(b) An undeniable alibi.
(c) A way out.
(d) Protection.

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

5. According to the second confession the police hear in Section 7, what was Colasberna offering Pizzuco?
(a) Money.
(b) An alibi.
(c) Business advice.
(d) Marriage advice.

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

7. How do the police obtain a confession to show Marchica in Section 6?
(a) Pizzuco writes it.
(b) Mrs. Nicolosi writes it.
(c) Don Arena writes it.
(d) They forge it.

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

9. Whose confession does the Captain show the don during an interrogation in Section 9?
(a) Saro Pizzuco's.
(b) Ciccio La Rosa's.
(c) Diego Marchica's.
(d) Don Arena's.

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

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

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

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

14. 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 he is innocent.
(d) That the don confessed.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes a full confession at the beginning of Section 7?

2. Who are the characters shown at the beginning of Section 9 worried about confessing?

3. What do the characters at the beginning of Section 9 say Marchica must claim to have happened to cause him to confess to murder?

4. Who is described as having a violent reputation in Section 7?

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

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