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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What causes the Prince's bad dreams to fade away?
(a) The rising sun.
(b) The full moon.
(c) The setting sun.
(d) The crescent moon.

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

3. What stories is Tancredi telling Angelica after the dinner?
(a) Stories about the property he owns.
(b) Stories about the revolutionary battles he was in.
(c) Stories about the revolutionary battles he observed.
(d) Stories about his business decisions and wealth.

4. How did the local leaders of the revolution treat the Prince when they arrived at his palace?
(a) Respectfully.
(b) Mysteriously.
(c) Disrespectfully.
(d) Deceptively.

5. According to Tancredi, what has to happen if things are to remain the same?
(a) Nothing has to happen.
(b) Warnings should be ignored.
(c) Warnings should be taken seriously.
(d) Things have to change.

6. After the Prince says his daily prayers, where does he go?
(a) The kitchen.
(b) The sitting room.
(c) The garden.
(d) The barn.

7. Who does Don Calogero request to bring to the dinner?
(a) His wife.
(b) His daughter.
(c) His niece.
(d) His friend.

8. How is the room decorated where the Prince and his family say their daily prayers?
(a) Moderately.
(b) Exquisitely.
(c) Poorly.
(d) It is empty.

9. What is the Prince doing when Pirrone interrupts in Chapter 2, Part 2?
(a) Taking a bath.
(b) Getting dressed.
(c) Shaving.
(d) Eating.

10. In what way does the Prince consider himself and Tancredi more alike than he thought?
(a) Their positive reputation among common people.
(b) Aristocratically in their thoughts.
(c) Their negative reputation among common people.
(d) Aristocratically in their actions.

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

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

13. 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.

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

15. How many months have passed between Chapter 2 and Chapter 3?
(a) Two months.
(b) Five months.
(c) Three months.
(d) Four months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tancredi brush away from Concetta's face?

2. When does the first chapter of The Leopard take place?

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

4. How is the morning described as Chapter 3 begins?

5. After thinking about the soldier, what does the Prince wonder about his nephew?

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