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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the minister Don Arena is said to be close friends with at the end of Section 5?
(a) Passerello.
(b) Livigni.
(c) Brescianelli.
(d) Mancuso.

2. What does the old man shown in Section 4 believe most of the men in his city to be?
(a) Idiots.
(b) Priests.
(c) Cuckolds.
(d) Zealots.

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

4. Where does the old man suggest the young man should go visit a sister at the end of Section 4?
(a) Venice.
(b) Genoa.
(c) Rome.
(d) Parma.

5. Why does an officer angrily intervene at the house of the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 despite not wanting to?
(a) To take him to work.
(b) To allow his wife and daughter to go to Mass.
(c) To take his wife to the airport.
(d) To take his daughter to school.

6. What city is the beginning of Section 2 set in?
(a) Venice.
(b) Genoa.
(c) Parma.
(d) Rome.

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

8. What is the name of the honorable man Don Arena is said to be close friends with at the end of Section 5?
(a) Passerello.
(b) Livigni.
(c) Mancusi.
(d) Brescianelli.

9. How long had the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 held out on paying his workers?
(a) 1 month.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 2 weeks.

10. What does the captain suggest is the reason for the man being shot during his interview with the informant on the mafia?
(a) For being poor.
(b) For not paying their taxes.
(c) For not submitting to the mafia.
(d) For being too rich.

11. Who does the sergeant major find to be given a nickname due to his love of gambling?
(a) Diego Marchica.
(b) Guiseppe Colasberna.
(c) Paolo Nicolosi.
(d) Ciccio La Rosa.

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

13. What do the two high-ranking ministers shown at the beginning of Section 3 say they do not believe in?
(a) The police.
(b) The economy.
(c) The mafia.
(d) God.

14. What is the name of the spy the old man expresses regret at in Section 4?
(a) Saro Pizzuco.
(b) Diego Marchica.
(c) Little Priest.
(d) Brescianelli.

15. How is the driver of the bus described when he is interviewed by the police after the shooting?
(a) Excited.
(b) Unfazed.
(c) Sad.
(d) Stunned.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the old man shown in Section 4 say he takes advantage of regarding people?

2. What does the captain suggest all of the building contractors in their area had done that the man who died had not?

3. Why does the police informant on the mafia make up a story to tell to the captain in Section 2?

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?

5. What term does the old man use to describe a man whose wife cheats on him behind his back in Section 4?

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