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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is described at the beginning of the third part of Chapter 2?
(a) The dinner's last course.
(b) The dessert.
(c) The decor of the room.
(d) The dinner's first course.

2. Who is Tancredi now fighting for, as he announces in Chapter 4?
(a) Garibaldi.
(b) The new king.
(c) A newly formed rebellion.
(d) The people.

3. How is the morning described as Chapter 3 begins?
(a) Noisy.
(b) Bright.
(c) Silent.
(d) Unsettling.

4. How does Concetta react to Tancredi's story about Tassoni?
(a) She laughs at him.
(b) She berates him.
(c) She substantiates it.
(d) She points out the inaccuracies of it.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Tancredi write to the Prince?

2. What questions does the Plebiscite of Unification raise?

3. How has Calogero become wealthy?

4. How does Paolo die?

5. Looking back on his life, how many years does the Prince think he has fully lived?

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