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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Pirrone, what is Tancredi about to do?
(a) Move closer to the Prince.
(b) Propose to Concetta.
(c) Move farther away from the city.
(d) Propose to Angelica.

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

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

4. How does the Prince consider the Princess on his way to Palermo?
(a) He thinks she is reckless.
(b) He thinks she is forgetful.
(c) He thinks she is dangerous.
(d) He thinks she is prude.

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

6. What does Tancredi write in a letter to justify his desire to marry Angelica?
(a) She will bring a lot of money to the family.
(b) The Princess approves of the marriage.
(c) Concetta approves of the marriage.
(d) She will never leave or betray him.

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

8. 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.

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

10. What is the reason Tancredi gives for leaving after the Prince's visit to the convent?
(a) He had to visit a business associate.
(b) He had to write an urgent letter.
(c) He had to visit a friend.
(d) He had to send an urgent letter.

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

12. To defend his actions, what does Tancredi insist that he is doing?
(a) Fighting for an unknown, but noble reason.
(b) Fighting for a good reason.
(c) Making a sound business decision.
(d) Following the advice of an excellent business man.

13. How much money does Calogero have?
(a) Much more than the Prince.
(b) Almost as much as the Prince.
(c) A little more than the Prince.
(d) Much less than the Prince.

14. 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.

15. What does Tancredi interrupt in the beginning of Chapter 1, Part 2?
(a) The Prince's breakfast.
(b) The Prince's nightly shave.
(c) The Prince's dinner.
(d) The Prince's morning shave.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do the Prince and Pirrone diffuse their anger in Chapter 1, Part 2?

2. What are the rebels fighting against?

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

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

5. What is it that Concetta has instructed Pirrone to ask her father?

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