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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. What happens to Little Priest after he mails a letter to the police?
(a) He is arrested.
(b) He flees.
(c) He is murdered.
(d) He disappears.

2. How is the mood of the individual shown at the beginning of Section 5 described?
(a) Happy.
(b) Guilty.
(c) Sad.
(d) Angry.

3. What is the name of the individual shown at the beginning of Section 5?
(a) Passerello.
(b) Paolo Nicolosi.
(c) Little Priest.
(d) Ciccio La Rosa.

4. Who do two high-ranking ministers discuss at the beginning of Section 3?
(a) Salvatore Colasberna.
(b) Captain Bellodi.
(c) Rosario Pizzuco.
(d) Colagero Dibella.

5. What is the name of the man's house that is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down after the shooting?
(a) Guiseppe Colasberna.
(b) Saro Pizzuco.
(c) Diego Marchica.
(d) Paolo Nicolosi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Italian name for the police that is used in the book?

2. What is the name of the man who was shot at the beginning of the book?

3. Who does the old man shown in Section 4 believe make a fool of most of the men in the city?

4. What do the two high-ranking ministers shown at the beginning of Section 3 believe Captain Bellodi to be, in regards to the mafia?

5. What is the profession of the man whose house is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down after the shooting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the police captain tell Giuseppe he believes his brother was shot in Section 1?

2. What does Mrs. Nicolosi tell police regarding her husband's actions on the day Salvatore was murdered?

3. How is the captain able to get reliable information from Little Priest in Section 2 despite knowing he was lying to him?

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

5. What do police do after receiving Little Priest's letter in Section 5?

6. What information do the police first find out regarding Salvatore after his identity is discovered?

7. Why does the captain ask the men of the Santa Fara Co-op to write down their names and addresses at the end of Section 1?

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

9. How does an old man say one can avoid being cuckolded in Section 4?

10. What information is the captain able to discover regarding Nicolosi in Section 3?

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