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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time has passed between Chapter 1 and Chapter 2?
(a) Three months.
(b) Twelve months.
(c) Six months.
(d) Nine months.

2. How does the Prince respond to Angelica at the dinner?
(a) His mood remains the same.
(b) His mood changes.
(c) He avoids her.
(d) He immediately walks over to her.

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

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

5. Who is Paolo?
(a) The Prince's nephew.
(b) The Prince's cousin.
(c) The Prince's son.
(d) The Prince's friend.

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

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

8. How does the Prince announce he is going to Palermo?
(a) Sarcastically.
(b) Angrily.
(c) Jokingly.
(d) Quietly.

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

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

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

12. What will be the result of the revolution, according to Pirrone?
(a) The expansion of the Prince's property.
(b) The expansion of the rule of law.
(c) The destruction of the Prince's property.
(d) The destruction of the rule of law.

13. What is the Prince overlooking in his daughter?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her placidity.
(c) Her intelligence.
(d) Her strong will.

14. What analogy is given to describe the uneasiness of the Prince with his new lifestyle?
(a) Being in an unfamiliar forest.
(b) Being in a small cave.
(c) Being on a fast jet plane.
(d) Being on a strange planet.

15. What kind of paintings line the walls of the Prince's office?
(a) Decade old paintings.
(b) New paintings.
(c) Paintings done by the Prince himself.
(d) Century old paintings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes the Prince's bad dreams to fade away?

2. What is Garibaldi doing as the Prince eats lunch and takes a nap?

3. How much money does Calogero have?

4. How often does Tancredi write to the Prince?

5. How does Calogero appear when he arrives for the dinner?

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