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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. What does Turi demand of the Duke and Duchess five days before Christmas?

2. What do Turi and Aspanu watch from a dark alley before returning to the cave where they live?

3. What person of importance asks to join Turi's band?

4. Who declared war on the Mafia?

5. After Aspanu and Turi become bandits, where does Aspanu stock a cave in order for them to live and remain hidden from the police?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Silvestro and why does he join Turi's band?

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

4. Discuss the tunnel and its purpose.

5. Discuss the Sicilian flag that Turi and Aspanu raise while in the mountains.

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

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

8. Discuss the kidnapping of Prince Ollorto.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the relationship between Turi and Don Croce throughout the story. Why did they become enemies when they were once civil to each other?

Essay Topic 2

The Sicilian portrayed Turi as a hero in the story. Explain and discuss how Turi was portrayed as a hero due to his actions throughout the book. Give examples in order to justify your response.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Don Croce's opinions of Turi throughout the story. Cite examples from the book in order to explain how and why Don Croce's opinions changed over the course of the story.

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