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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 8, pp. 82-90.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the rocky network of caves and chasms in Sicily?
(a) Gramoli Chiarchiaro.
(b) Montecitorio.
(c) Lupara.
(d) The Carabinieri.

2. What does the man who comes to talk to the police in Section 5 say does not even exist?
(a) The mafia.
(b) The police.
(c) Religion.
(d) Violence.

3. What does the old man say a man should do if he finds out his wife is cheating on him in Section 4?
(a) Do nothing.
(b) Kill his wife.
(c) Beat up the man.
(d) Get mad and raise a ruckus.

4. What is the name of the man's house that is located on the street the police believe the murderer to have run down after the shooting?
(a) Guiseppe Colasberna.
(b) Saro Pizzuco.
(c) Diego Marchica.
(d) Paolo Nicolosi.

5. What is the name of the man who was shot at the beginning of the book?
(a) Salvatore Colasberna.
(b) Rasario Pizzuco.
(c) Paolo Nicolosi.
(d) Colagero Salvatore.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the first confession the police hear in Section 7, who disposes of the murder weapon?

2. Where does Captain Bellodi search for the body of Nicolosi in Section 8?

3. Who tells the man watching the interview from the captain's office that his friend is telling the police everything?

4. How long ago do the police discover it had been since the man who was shot at the beginning of the book had been accosted on a bus for the very first time?

5. How is the driver of the bus described when he is interviewed by the police after the shooting?

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