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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. Whose murder does Don Croce find necessary?

2. What is Aspanu's response when Michael asks him to travel to America with him and Turi?

3. Who is said to support a pardon of Turi?

4. What does Michael inform Aspanu about Andolini?

5. Where does Michael inform Aspanu that Turi's Testament is located?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Passatempo killed for betraying Turi?

2. What is the referendum?

3. What happens to most of Turi's band by the time he begins his journey to America?

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

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

6. Discuss the visit that occurs between Aspanu and Michael in the middle of the night.

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

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

9. What are Colonel Ugo Luca's thoughts on Turi?

10. When Turi's parent's are arrested by orders of Colonel Ugo Luca, what is Turi's revenge?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Dialogue was used heavily in The Sicilian. Discuss and explain how dialogue was used in the story and why it played a large role. Cite examples 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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