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

2. Who do the police arrest next after the first arrest in Section 6?
(a) Passerello.
(b) Diego Pizzuco and Don Arena.
(c) Ciccio La Rosa and Don Arena.
(d) Paolo Nicolosi.

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?
(a) Say police made it up.
(b) Say he was tortured.
(c) Say he was kidding.
(d) Say he lied.

4. How does Captain Bellodi feel about the area he searches for Nicolosi's body?
(a) It is pretty.
(b) It is sad.
(c) That it is creepy.
(d) It is holy.

5. What do the confessions the police obtain insinuate Colasberna did to cause him to be murdered?
(a) Insulted the don.
(b) Insulted Pizzuco.
(c) Wouldn't quit his job.
(d) Wouldn't pay the mafia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the person that writes a confession at the beginning of Section 7 hoping to take down with him?

2. Who does the Captain mention during his interrogation of the don that makes him angry?

3. 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?

4. Who does the Captain first interrogate in Section 9?

5. How long do the police wait to arrest the next people after the first initial man in Section 6?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the captain try and prove the don had connection to corrupt building projects in Section 9?

2. How does Don Arena react when the police show him Marchica's confession in Section 9?

3. Why does the captain decide not to interview a farmer he meets in Section 8?

4. What is the captain's initial impression of the Grimoli Chiarchiaro?

5. How does the author say Marchica feels about going to prison in Section 7?

6. How does the farmer the captain meets in Section 8 describe the meaning of his dog's name?

7. How does Marchica react when the police show him a confession in Section 6?

8. How does Don Arena react when police mention his daughter during his interrogation in Section 9?

9. How does Don Arena react to his police interrogation in Section 9?

10. Why does Pizzuco tell the police he didn't come to them with information regarding Salvatore's murder at the end of Section 7?

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