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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 being too rich.
(d) For not submitting to the mafia.

2. What did the individual shown at the beginning of Section 5 give to the police that he is unsure of?
(a) Names of real mafia connections.
(b) His address.
(c) The location of a weapon.
(d) The name of the don.

3. How is the informant to the police on the mafia's payment described?
(a) Very well.
(b) Average.
(c) Poorly.
(d) He isn't paid.

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) Saro Pizzuco.
(b) Diego Marchica.
(c) Guiseppe Colasberna.
(d) Paolo Nicolosi.

5. What is the man of honor shown at the beginning of Section 2 a member of?
(a) The mafia.
(b) The Italian Parliament.
(c) The French Parliament.
(d) The Italian police force.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose names does Little Priest write on a piece of paper for police in Section 5?

2. What does the captain watch during the informant's interview despite believing he is lying?

3. 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?

4. What does Little Priest also include on a piece of paper for the police in Section 5 along with some names?

5. Who does the sergeant major find to be given a nickname due to his love of gambling?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does the police captain tell Giuseppe he believes his brother was shot in Section 1?

2. What is the nature of the story the old man tells regarding a police officer at the beginning of Section 4?

3. What is the nature of the conversation between two men at the beginning of Section 3 regarding the mafia?

4. How do the passengers on the bus react after a man is shot at the beginning of the book?

5. What is the nature of most of the bus passengers police track down regarding the shooting in Section 1?

6. How does an old man describe Little Priest's work as a spy in Section 4?

7. What is the nature of the letter Little Priest sends to police in Section 5?

8. What information is the captain able to discover regarding Nicolosi in Section 3?

9. What is the nature of the anonymous letters the police receive in Section 1?

10. How does Little Priest act in public after meeting with police in Section 5?

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