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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Turi is injured by the police, who takes him to a safe place so he can heal?

2. Who is Michael Corleone supposed to meet in Trapani?

3. Who is Silvestro selected to execute as a test to his devotion to Turi's band?

4. When Turi runs away from the police after being shot, what do the police retain of his?

5. What functions as the headquarters for the black market smugglers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the kidnapping of Prince Ollorto.

2. When Michael meets Turi's parents, what does Turi's father discuss with him?

3. What are Turi's plans for the people of Sicily when he becomes a bandit?

4. Why does Hector Adonis want Turi to reach an accommodation with the Friends of the Friends?

5. Who is Hector Adonis and what is his relationship to Turi?

6. What is the Fiesta and what is Turi's role in it?

7. What crime is popular in Sicily during Turi's time spent as a bandit?

8. Describe the meeting between Don Croce and the Mafia chiefs at the Hotel Umberto.

9. Why is Turi arrested before the Fiesta and how is he released?

10. Who declared war on the Mafia and what was Don Croce's status when the war ended?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Turi Guiliano was very close to his parents, before and after he became a bandit. Discuss Turi's relationship with his parents by citing examples from the book in order to justify your response.

Essay Topic 2

Some fiction stories contain a moral at the end of the story. Discuss the moral that readers could gain by the end of The Sicilian. Cite examples from the story in order to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the relationship between the Black Market and the monastery that is discussed in detail in The Sicilian. Support your answer by citing examples from the text in order to explain how and why the two are related in the book.

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