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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do the Prince and Pirrone diffuse their anger in Chapter 1, Part 2?
(a) They talk about the weather.
(b) They talk about money.
(c) They talk about their relatives.
(d) They talk about stars.

2. What is the Prince worried Tancredi has done?
(a) Lost all of his money.
(b) Betrayed his family.
(c) Fallen in with bad company.
(d) Lost half of his money.

3. How has Calogero become wealthy?
(a) As a politician.
(b) As a horse trader.
(c) As a gambler.
(d) As a landowner.

4. What does the change of the Prince represent in Chapter 2, Part 1?
(a) The end of his greed.
(b) The increase of his prestige.
(c) The beginning of his greed.
(d) The decline of his prestige.

5. When does the harsh song of the cicadas arrive?
(a) At the end of August.
(b) At the end of September.
(c) At the beginning of August.
(d) At the beginning of September.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Don Ciccio?

2. According to Tancredi, what has to happen if things are to remain the same?

3. Who is in Palermo that the Prince is going to visit?

4. How is the Prince feeling when he arrives at his estate in the first part of Chapter 2?

5. What is the desk of the Prince like?

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