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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. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who does Pizzuco assure he will take care of the witness that saw him after the murder?
(a) Passerello.
(b) Don Arena.
(c) Diego Marchica.
(d) Mrs. Nicolosi.

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

3. How does the don respond when he is shown a confession in Section 9?
(a) Sad.
(b) Excited.
(c) Upset.
(d) Angry.

4. What does the Captain find himself discussing with the don rather than the murder case?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Politics.
(c) Law.
(d) Science.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the police obtain a confession to show Marchica in Section 6?

2. Who approaches Captain Bellodi when he returns to the station after finding Nicolosi's body?

3. Who does the man the police allow to sit in the captain's office first witness the police questioning in Section 6?

4. Who is eventually charged with Nicolosi's murder in Section 10?

5. Who helps the police retrieve Nicolosi's body in the book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are the two men talking at the beginning of Section 9 worried about?

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

3. What does the captain do after the mafia get away with murder in Section 10?

4. How does Pizzuco react when the police show him Marchica's confession?

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

6. How do the police obtain a murder confession to show Marchica in Section 6?

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

8. What do the two men talking at the beginning of Section 9 decide to do for Marchica?

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

10. What is the nature of the confession the police show to Marchica in Section 6?

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