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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3, pp. 32-48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the informant to the police on the mafia live in a constant state of?
(a) Excitement.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Fear.
(d) Guilt.

2. How many shots does the wife of he man whose house is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down after the shooting say her husband heard?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. What does the captain suggest all of the building contractors in their area had done that the man who died had not?
(a) Went to church.
(b) Had a permit.
(c) Hired locals.
(d) Paid for protection.

4. What is the profession of the man whose house is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down after the shooting?
(a) Cook.
(b) Waiter.
(c) Tree pruner.
(d) Teacher.

5. What do the police believe arresting Marchica would be after he is brought in for questioning?
(a) Safe.
(b) Very dangerous.
(c) Exciting.
(d) Sad.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the man the sergeant major brings in (who loves gambling) believed to have ties to?

2. What does the wife of he man whose house is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down say her husband came inside to retrieve after hearing gun shots?

3. What is the name of the popular card game often played in Sicily that is discussed in the book?

4. How many anonymous letters do the police have with ideas of who killed the man at the beginning of the book?

5. What is the name of the type of ammunition used to kill the man at the beginning of the book, and is also known as wolf shot?

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