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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. What are the rebels fighting against?
(a) The criminals of Palermo.
(b) The other forces who oppose the King.
(c) The people who live in Palermo.
(d) The authority of the King.

2. How does the Prince's family know he is upset at dinner in Chapter 1?
(a) He is quiet.
(b) He is making unusually loud noises as he eats.
(c) He is talkative.
(d) He is breaking the eating utensils during the meal.

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

4. How does Tancredi know that the Prince has visited Palermo?
(a) He was following the Prince.
(b) He was told by the Princess.
(c) He was at the guard post.
(d) He was told by a guard.

5. What is the Prince trying to talk Tancredi out of in Chapter 1, Part 2?
(a) Associating with the rebels.
(b) Associating with the King.
(c) Making a bad investment.
(d) Selling all of his property.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Prince's favorite dessert?

2. When does the harsh song of the cicadas arrive?

3. What is the desk of the Prince like?

4. How much money does Calogero have?

5. What does Tancredi interrupt in the beginning of Chapter 1, Part 2?

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