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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the Prince feel about Calogero's status?
(a) He is confused by it.
(b) He is angry about it.
(c) He resents it.
(d) He is happy about it.

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

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

4. How does the Prince travel to Palermo?
(a) He is driven in a carriage.
(b) He walks.
(c) He rides a horse.
(d) He drives a carriage.

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

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

7. How does Concetta respond to Angelica at the dinner?
(a) She is tolerant of her.
(b) She is polite towards her.
(c) She is furious.
(d) She is ignoring her.

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

9. What is Garibaldi doing as the Prince eats lunch and takes a nap?
(a) Negotiating.
(b) Preparing for battle.
(c) Resting.
(d) Fighting in a battle.

10. What is the desk of the Prince like?
(a) It is too big.
(b) It is too small.
(c) Organized.
(d) Cluttered.

11. Where does the Prince go after his nap in Chapter 2, Part 2?
(a) To the garden.
(b) To the kitchen.
(c) To the barn.
(d) To the sitting room.

12. According to Tancredi, where did Tassoni accompany him?
(a) To a convent.
(b) To an auction.
(c) To a relative's house.
(d) To a castle.

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

14. Who discovered the convent that the Prince is visiting?
(a) A female ancestor.
(b) A former enemy of the family.
(c) A male ancestor.
(d) A friend of the family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Don Ciccio?

2. Who knows the real reason the Prince is going to Palermo?

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

4. How many men besides the Prince are allowed to enter the convent?

5. What stories is Tancredi telling Angelica after the dinner?

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