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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the police informant on the mafia make up a story to tell to the captain in Section 2?
(a) So he will be paid.
(b) He is mad.
(c) He wants to get back at someone.
(d) He is forced.

2. What does the captain suggest all of the building contractors in their area had done that the man who died had not?
(a) Paid for protection.
(b) Hired locals.
(c) Had a permit.
(d) Went to church.

3. What is the name of the minister Don Arena is said to be close friends with at the end of Section 5?
(a) Brescianelli.
(b) Passerello.
(c) Livigni.
(d) Mancuso.

4. What does the old man say anyone who sets themselves up against the church is, in Section 4?
(a) Ignorant.
(b) Stupid.
(c) Hero.
(d) A dead man.

5. What do the police believe arresting Marchica would be after he is brought in for questioning?
(a) Sad.
(b) Very dangerous.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Safe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the passengers on the bus after a man is shot at the beginning of the book?

2. What does the old man believe a certain spy to be setting himself up against in Section 4?

3. How many anonymous letters do the police have with ideas of who killed the man at the beginning of the book?

4. What does the man who comes to talk to the police in Section 5 say that the mafia wouldn't be if it existed?

5. What is the title of the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of most of the bus passengers police track down regarding the shooting in Section 1?

2. How does an old man describe Little Priest's work as a spy in Section 4?

3. Why does Little Priest feel guilty at the beginning of Section 5?

4. What is the nature of the information Little Priest gives to the captain in Section 2?

5. How does Little Priest act in public after meeting with police in Section 5?

6. What does an old man decide Marchica should do at the end of Section 4?

7. What is the nature of the two men's conversation regarding communism at the beginning of Section 3?

8. What is the initial information the police find on Diego Marchica at the end of Section 3?

9. How does Little Priest die?

10. How do the employees of a sulphur mine react after not being paid for three months?

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