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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 run into after the murder?
(a) Passerello.
(b) Mrs. Nicolosi.
(c) Guiseppe Colasberna.
(d) Paolo Nicolosi.

2. Where does Captain Bellodi tell some girls that most mafia bosses would stay while they were in jail in Section 10?
(a) Their cells.
(b) The infirmary.
(c) The warden's office.
(d) In general population.

3. How many murders does the confession the police show Marchica blame on him?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 1.
(d) Too many to count.

4. Who approaches Captain Bellodi when he returns to the station after finding Nicolosi's body?
(a) Citizens.
(b) The government.
(c) The mafia.
(d) Reporters.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the confession the police show Marchica claim is guilty of the murder?

2. What is the name of the minister that is revealed to have possible mafia ties in Section 8?

3. What does the don say the man claiming he used corrupt building contracts has done to pay him back at the end of Section 9?

4. How does the don respond when he is shown a confession in Section 9?

5. Where does the high-ranking minister receive a call from at the beginning of Section 8?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How does Pizzuco claim Marchica fooled him into helping him get away with murder?

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

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

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

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

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

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