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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 are the three Salina sisters being investigated for?

2. How does Pirrone die?

3. What is the rumor about the relics that the Salina sisters have in their house?

4. According to Chevalley, what would the Prince be doing in the Senate?

5. What does the Prince tell Chevalley that he and other Sicilians have no interest in?

Short Essay Questions

1. What news does Tancredi have as he returns in Chapter 4?

2. Where does the Prince go to escape the ball and what painting does he see there?

3. Who is Donna Rosa and why is her association with the Salina sisters under investigation?

4. How has the Prince's view of Concetta changed as he approaches the end of his life?

5. What is the Prince's state of mind at the ball in Chapter 6?

6. What is Ciccio's theory about why the town dislikes Calogero?

7. How is Angelica's first visit to the Salina home after the betrothal described?

8. How are the three Salina sisters described in Chapter 8?

9. What is the overall opinion that the Prince has of his life during his final moments?

10. What is Concetta concerned about at the end of Chapter 8, Part 1?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Tancredi and Angelica's wedding is one of the main focuses of the Prince as it becomes the source of conflict between accepting change and resisting it.

1) Describe the advantages that the Prince will have as a result of the marriage of Tancredi and Angelica.

2) Explain what the negative aspects of the marriage could be for the Prince and his family's legacy.

3) Analyze how Tancredi and Angelica's marriage represents an example of the book's main theme of change and why the Prince is conflicted on whether or not to support the event.

Essay Topic 2

The Prince's nephew, Tancredi, is a complex character that undergoes a great deal of change during the course of the story.

1) Describe the positions Tancredi takes on the revolution, how they change, and why his life influences them.

2) Explain how Tancredi's character both represents and contradicts the main theme of the story, which is inevitable change.

3) Compare Tancredi with the Prince in terms of how they both perceive the family's status and the changes that threaten it.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the significance of the Prince's speech in Chapter 4 both politically and culturally. Include a description of the speech itself, the events leading up to it, and why he chooses this point in the story to give the longest explanation of his views. Also, discuss the way the Prince incorporates the people of Sicily in his opinions of aristocracy and the likeliness that all Sicilians would agree with his bold statements.

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