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

2. How long ago do the police discover it had been since the man who was shot at the beginning of the book had been accosted on a bus for the very first time?
(a) 4 months.
(b) A year.
(c) 7 days.
(d) 6 months.

3. What reason does the captain have for asking those questioned in the murder case to write something down at the end of Section 1?
(a) To use as blackmail.
(b) For a handwriting sample.
(c) For future contact.
(d) For no reason.

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

5. What political association do the two men at the beginning of Section 3 claim Salvatore Colasberna to be involved with?
(a) Fascism.
(b) Capitalism.
(c) Socialism.
(d) Marxism.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old man shown at the beginning of Section 4 known to have?

2. Who does the old man say should take a vacation at the end of Section 4?

3. How is the informant to the police on the mafia's payment described?

4. What religion are all mafia members associated with?

5. Why does the police informant on the mafia make up a story to tell to the captain in Section 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. How do the passengers on the bus react after a man is shot at the beginning of the book?

3. What is the nature of the story the old man tells regarding a police officer at the beginning of Section 4?

4. How did Little Priest earn a living before becoming a police informant?

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

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

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

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

9. What is the nature of the conversation between two men at the beginning of Section 3 regarding the mafia?

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

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