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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 country does the Captain wish Italy would adopt laws from that would allow more mafia members to be arrested?
(a) Canada.
(b) Mexico.
(c) The United States.
(d) France.

2. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who claims they had no prior knowledge about the murder until after it occurred?
(a) Saro Pizzuco.
(b) Ciccio La Rosa.
(c) Don Arena.
(d) Diego Marchica.

3. Which character has been to prison many times and doesn't really mind going back in the book?
(a) Passerello.
(b) Diego Marchica.
(c) Paolo Nicolosi.
(d) Saro Pizzuco.

4. What kind of men do the characters at the beginning of Section 9 say they must find to clear Marchica of murder?
(a) Men known for their honesty.
(b) A high-ranking official.
(c) A minister.
(d) A police officer.

5. What does the confession the police show Marchica in Section 6 say the murderer didn't have?
(a) An alibi.
(b) A weapon.
(c) An accomplice.
(d) A conscience.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Captain Bellodi say he knows he will go to at the end of the book?

2. Who does Marchica want to ensure will be implicated for murder along with him at the end of Section 6?

3. What do the girls Captain Bellodi and his friend meet in Section 10 believe heats the blood of Sicilian people?

4. How does the high-ranking minister react when he hears one of his ministers might have mafia connections in Section 8?

5. What is the name of the person with a spotless reputation that gives Marchica an alibi in Section 10?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when a woman named Livia invites the captain and his friend to her house in Parma?

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

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

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

5. What does Marchica claim was the reason Pizzuco asked to have Salvatore killed?

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

7. What is the nature of the captain's story regarding a prison medic in Section 10?

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

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

10. What does the captain say to Marchica while he watches Pizzuco being interrogated?

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