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

2. Whose forces does Prince Ollorto tell Turi to join?

3. Who does Aspanu inform that he knows the whereabouts of Turi?

4. What does the monastery produce and sell to the black market?

5. Where was Don Croce born?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who does Turi and his band rob in "Chapter 10"?

3. Who is Michael Corleone and what orders does he receive from his father, Vito Corleone, which must be executed before he can go home to America?

4. How does Turi Guiliano become a bandit?

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Sicilian falls into the theme of revenge. Cite examples from the book in order to justify your response as to why this book falls under this particular theme.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of police, or the "carabinieri", in The Sicilian. What was their involvement in the story and in what ways did they play a large part of the book? Give examples from the text in order to support your response.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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