View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does a man reveal to a high-ranking minister will be on the front page of a newspaper at the beginning of Section 8?
(a) A picture of Don Arena with an important minister.
(b) A picture of Marchica with a government official.
(c) A picture of a minister with Pizzuco.
(d) An accusation of murder.

2. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who offers Marchica money for Colasberna's murder?
(a) Mrs. Nicolosi.
(b) Saro Pizzuco.
(c) Don Arena.
(d) Paolo Nicolosi.

3. Who brings the captain a confession in his office to allow the prisoner watching the interrogation to see?
(a) Mancusi.
(b) Ferlisi.
(c) D'Antona.
(d) Livigni.

4. What kind of projects does the Captain point out that the don has been involved with at the end of Section 9?
(a) Building.
(b) Political.
(c) Legal.
(d) Scientific.

5. Who helps the police retrieve Nicolosi's body in the book?
(a) A peasant.
(b) A farmer.
(c) Marchica.
(d) A priest.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose office is the man the police allow to sit in the captain's office during interrogation able to see into?

2. Where does Captain Bellodi tell some girls that most mafia bosses would stay while they were in jail in Section 10?

3. Which of the following realizations does Captain Bellodi not have regarding the murder trial after returning to his hometown in Section 10?

4. How does Marchica react after reading the confession the police hand him in Section 6?

5. Who does the Captain use as an example when trying to prove the don used corrupt building contracts in Section 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the nature of Marchica and Pizzuco's testimonies in Section 10?

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

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

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

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

6. How does the wife of the high-ranking minister known as "His Excellency" react when he answers a phone call in Section 8?

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

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

9. How do the women the captain meet in Parma feel about Sicily?

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 721 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample