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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 wants to attack the festivities in the towns that win the communist vote in the election?

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

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

4. How many people die during the massacre at Portella della Ginestra?

5. Who is waiting for Turi at Castelvetrano?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens right after the election of 1948?

2. What is the referendum?

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

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

5. Discuss Turi's last thoughts as he begins his journey out of the mountains to go to America.

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

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

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

9. Discuss the marriage between Turi and Justina.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Sicilian was written in third-person; this allowed readers an understanding of each character from a distance. Discuss the usage of third-person in the text. Explain how it was used as well as the effects it had on readers.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Turi's mission to help others with the Friends of the Friends' mission to help others. Cite examples from the story in order to justify your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the genre of The Sicilian. Cite at least three examples from the story that cause the book to be categorized in this particular genre.

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