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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9, pp. 90-108.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the two high-ranking ministers shown at the beginning of Section 3 known as?
(a) Your Majesty and His Excellency.
(b) The Minister and Honorable Member.
(c) Honorable Member and His Excellency.
(d) His Excellency and the Minister.

2. How many people are shown at the beginning of Section 4?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

3. What is the name of the brother of the man who was killed at the beginning of the book, who talks to police about his death?
(a) Giuseppe Mancusi.
(b) Diego Marchica.
(c) Rosario Pizzuco.
(d) Giuseppe Colasberna.

4. Where does Captain Bellodi search for the body of Nicolosi in Section 8?
(a) The Grimoli Chiarchiaro.
(b) The church.
(c) The Piazza Garibaldi.
(d) Via Cavour.

5. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who offers to supply the gun for the murder?
(a) Paolo Nicolosi.
(b) Diego Marchica.
(c) Don Arena.
(d) Saro Pizzuco.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does the Captain first interrogate in Section 9?

3. Who are the characters shown at the beginning of Section 9 worried about confessing?

4. What did the individual shown at the beginning of Section 5 give to the police that he is unsure of?

5. What does the captain tell the dead man's brother the group possibly responsible for his brother's death are willing to do if they are not obeyed?

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