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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 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?
(a) Cigarettes.
(b) A shirt.
(c) Shoes.
(d) His coat.

2. What do the two high-ranking ministers shown at the beginning of Section 3 believe Captain Bellodi to be, in regards to the mafia?
(a) Afraid.
(b) Obsessed.
(c) Annoyed.
(d) Angry.

3. Whose names does the police informant give to the captain at the end of Section 2?
(a) Guiseppe Colasberna and Ciccio La Rosa.
(b) Diego Marchica and Paolo Nicolosi.
(c) Diego Marchica and Ciccio Nicolosi.
(d) Ciccio La Rosa and Saro Pizzuco.

4. What is the name of the popular card game often played in Sicily that is discussed in the book?
(a) Craps.
(b) Bargello.
(c) Lupara.
(d) Zecchinetta.

5. What is the name of the street the police believe Colasberna's murderer to have run down after the shooting?
(a) Broad Street.
(b) Cavour Street.
(c) Lupara Street.
(d) Genoa Street.

Short Answer Questions

1. A man is shot getting on a bus which is traveling where?

2. What item does a man sell near the shooting that the police look for in Section 1?

3. What happens to the passengers on the bus after a man is shot at the beginning of the book?

4. What does the informant to the police on the mafia live in a constant state of?

5. What does the captain ask the dead man's workers and relatives to do before leaving the police station?

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