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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. Who is said to support a pardon of Turi?
(a) The Mafia.
(b) The government.
(c) The carabinieri.
(d) The Catholic Church.

2. While awaiting the arrival of Turi's father, who does Aspanu kill when refusing to surrender their weapons?
(a) Quinta.
(b) The picciotti.
(c) The Mafia chiefs.
(d) Spies of Don Croce.

3. Who is supposed to pick up Adonis at the beginning of "Chapter 17" in order to drive him to Montelepre?
(a) Michael Corelone.
(b) Aspanu.
(c) Silvestro.
(d) Andolini.

4. When Turi spares Stefan Andolini's life, what does the Abbot inform Stefan that he may not do?
(a) Work in Montelepre.
(b) Betray Turi.
(c) Leave the monastery.
(d) Go back to Don Croce.

5. What object does Minister Trezza order that will allow the detainment of a person?
(a) An identification badge.
(b) A red security pass.
(c) A birth certificate.
(d) A flag.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Turi unite all of the political parties against?

2. When Andolini reaches for a guard's gun, what happens?

3. What is given to Aspanu as a token of good faith?

4. Who is killed for betraying Turi at the end of "Chapter 24"?

5. Who is put in charge of patrolling the land of the nobility?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the Abbot's relationship to Stefan Andolini and what does he tell Stefan about his work for Don Croce?

2. Why is Stefan Andolini sent to visit Turi and who sends him?

3. What is discussed between Michael Corleone and Don Domenic Clemenza when they meet in the town of Trapani?

4. After the 1948 election, what happens to the land that is supposed to be distributed to the peasants?

5. What is the immediate response to the massacre at Portella della Cinestra?

6. What makes Turi finally realize he has to leave Sicily?

7. Discuss the marriage between Turi and Justina.

8. Who is the first person Turi and his band kidnap and what happens after?

9. When Turi learns of Stefan, what does he do?

10. Why is Passatempo killed for betraying Turi?

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