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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the Prince preoccupied with when Tancredi interrupts him in the second part of Chapter 2?
(a) Counting his posessions.
(b) A statue.
(c) Counting his money.
(d) His dog.

2. What is the Prince doing at the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Walking with the Princess.
(b) Walking by himself.
(c) Walking with his dog.
(d) Walking with Paolo.

3. How does the Prince perceive Tancredi?
(a) He thinks that Tancredi is destined for disappointment.
(b) He thinks that Tancredi is destined for great things.
(c) He thinks that Tancredi is too smart to fail at anything.
(d) He thinks that Tancredi is too naive to accomplish anything.

4. Why has Concetta asked Pirrone to deliver the news to the Prince?
(a) She is no longer speaking to her father.
(b) She is out of town and cannot deliver it herself.
(c) She appreciates Pirrone's ability to communicate.
(d) She is fearful of her father's reaction.

5. How often does Tancredi write to the Prince?
(a) Twice a week.
(b) Once a month.
(c) Twice a month.
(d) Once a week.

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

7. Who is Don Calogero?
(a) The new town mayor.
(b) The new town banker.
(c) The former town mayor.
(d) The former town banker.

8. How does the Prince change the subject while talking to Tancredi?
(a) He begins to gossip.
(b) He begins talking about Tancredi's money.
(c) He begins talking about Calogero's money.
(d) He begins talking about the revolution.

9. What do the men practice as the Prince visits Pirrone?
(a) Astronomy.
(b) Wrestling.
(c) Archery.
(d) Sword fighting.

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

11. How does the Prince respond to the news of Garibaldi's approach at the end of Chapter 1, Part 2?
(a) He becomes confused.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He panics.
(d) He becomes angry.

12. What does the Prince pass on the way to Palermo?
(a) The town prison.
(b) Tancredi's villa.
(c) The town square.
(d) Tancredi's working quarters.

13. How old is the tradition of visiting the convent that the family upholds in Chapter 2, Part 3?
(a) Years.
(b) It is new.
(c) Centuries.
(d) Decades.

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

15. Who invited the villagers to visit the estate later in the evening?
(a) Paolo.
(b) The Princess.
(c) The Prince.
(d) Bendico.

Short Answer Questions

1. What distracts the Prince from thinking about the soldier?

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

3. How much money does Calogero have?

4. How does the Prince respond to the thoughts he is having of the soldier in Chapter 1?

5. How did the citizens of Palermo react to the revolution?

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