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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. Whose forces does Prince Ollorto tell Turi to join?
(a) Aspanu's.
(b) Don Corleone's.
(c) The carabinieri.
(d) Don Croce's.

2. What did Turi and Aspanu bury in a cave when they were kids?
(a) A box full of treasures.
(b) A Sicilian blanket.
(c) The Bible.
(d) A Sicilian flag.

3. Who has a gun aimed at their head but is saved by a defective bullet?
(a) Turi's father.
(b) Hector Adonis.
(c) Aspanu.
(d) Turi.

4. What did the Mafia start out as during the Spanish Inquisition?
(a) A secret society of assistants to the Catholic Church.
(b) A group of men who wanted to own land.
(c) A secret society of avengers.
(d) One person who wanted to help the poor.

5. How much is the ransom of Prince Ollorto for?
(a) 30 million lire.
(b) 50 million lire.
(c) 60 million lire.
(d) 10 million lire.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is spotted riding a donkey into the mountains that causes Turi and Aspanu to be cautious?

2. Why are Turi and his friends famous to the people of Sicily?

3. Where do half of the goods that Turi and his band steal, go?

4. Who declared war on the Mafia?

5. What holiday does Turi go home for in order to visit his parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Turi learn about the monastery when he stays there after his run in with the carabinieri that caused his injury?

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

4. What is Turi's job while staying at the monastery run by The Abbot?

5. Before the Fiesta, what happens to Turi and his cousin, Aspanu?

6. What do Turi and Aspanu spot in Montelepre that makes them angry?

7. How did Don Croce become part of the Mafia?

8. Discuss the kidnapping of Prince Ollorto.

9. Who is sent by Don Croce to give Turi a message and what is the message?

10. Who betrays Turi when he goes home for the Easter holiday?

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