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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom did some of the items belong?
(a) Merli.
(b) Falier.
(c) Trevisan.
(d) Patta.

2. Near which city does the first scene take place?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Padua.
(c) Tarvisio.
(d) Trieste.

3. Brunetti attempts to explain that spying is wrong when it involves:
(a) Parents.
(b) Neighbors.
(c) Friends.
(d) Significant others.

4. What is the Italian term used for police officer?
(a) Policia.
(b) Bobbies.
(c) Carabinieri.
(d) Gendarme.

5. In which place did one of the transactions take place?
(a) Airport.
(b) Cab.
(c) Warehouse.
(d) Bar.

6. What is the occupation of the main character's wife?
(a) Nurse.
(b) Police.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Professor.

7. Brunetti is told to take care because the family is:
(a) Socially prominent.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Related to the Chief.
(d) Politically connected.

8. Why did the cop get forced out of the police?
(a) Stealing drugs.
(b) For beating someone up.
(c) For embezzlement.
(d) For lying.

9. What is the Italian term used as the title for attorney?
(a) Barrister.
(b) Counsellora.
(c) Avacado.
(d) Avvacato.

10. People initially thought the women were:
(a) Mannequins.
(b) Dead.
(c) Children.
(d) Runaways.

11. Who attempts to fix the situation regarding the undercover work?
(a) Brunetti.
(b) Merli.
(c) Favero.
(d) Trevisan.

12. Who supposedly botched the crime scene?
(a) Other passengers.
(b) Passerby.
(c) Railway workers.
(d) Rookie cop.

13. Which character is riding home on the Intercity train?
(a) Brunetti.
(b) Monelli.
(c) Merli.
(d) Trevisan.

14. What is the recently deceased character's first name?
(a) Guido.
(b) Milo.
(c) Vincenzo.
(d) Rino.

15. Who is Cristina in relation to the Intercity train?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Clerk.
(c) Passenger.
(d) Reporter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main character's job?

2. What time of year is it in the beginning of the book?

3. Who will be involved in the latest murder case?

4. What kind of vehicle is in a fatal accident?

5. Who was not distraught at the news of the man's death?

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