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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Concetta anticipate as Chapter 8, Part 1 ends?
(a) The destruction of the Salina family's estate.
(b) The loss of the Salina family's estate.
(c) The destruction of the Salina family's prestige.
(d) The loss of the Salina family's fortune.

2. What is the reason the Prince is chosen to sit as a member of the Senate?
(a) Tancredi's position in the army.
(b) The marriage of Tancredi and Angelica.
(c) His aristocratic background.
(d) His wealth.

3. How is the life that has been leaving the Prince described?
(a) Like a river flowing through a mountain stream.
(b) Like a meal that has been eaten slowly.
(c) Like a wine bottle that is almost empty.
(d) Like sands through the hourglass.

4. What tires the Prince in Chapter 7?
(a) A routine visit to a doctor.
(b) A walk in the garden.
(c) A visit to a friend's house.
(d) A last minute visit to a doctor.

5. Who sends Tancredi the money to purchase Angelica's ring?
(a) The Princess.
(b) Concetta.
(c) The Prince.
(d) Calogero.

6. What is Sarina doing when Pirrone finds her the day after his speech?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Laughing.
(c) Crying.
(d) Thinking.

7. What prevents the onlookers from applauding as the Prince and Angelica stop dancing?
(a) His jaguar-like air.
(b) His leopard-like air.
(c) His lion-like air.
(d) His tiger-like air.

8. How does the Prince describe Sicily's way of thinking to Chevalley?
(a) Old and tired.
(b) Old, but not tired.
(c) New and rejuvenated.
(d) New, but not rejuvenated.

9. Who is Concetta's son named after?
(a) His grandfather.
(b) A friend of his father's.
(c) A friend of his grandfather's.
(d) His father.

10. Who is Tancredi now fighting for, as he announces in Chapter 4?
(a) The people.
(b) The new king.
(c) Garibaldi.
(d) A newly formed rebellion.

11. How many years after Chapter 5 does Chapter 6 take place?
(a) Over two years.
(b) Over four years.
(c) Almost two years.
(d) Almost four years.

12. How are the Count's initial attempts to pursue Concetta received?
(a) She is slightly receptive to them.
(b) She is reluctantly receptive to them.
(c) She is very receptive to them.
(d) She is not receptive to them.

13. According to Chevalley, what would the Prince be doing in the Senate?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Monitoring the government.
(c) Creating new laws.
(d) Preventing bribery.

14. Which one of the following are not included in the list of Angelica's characteristics Ciccio reports to the Prince?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Grace.
(c) Naivety.
(d) Sophistication.

15. Where is Sarina when Pirrone talks to her the day after his speech?
(a) In the kitchen.
(b) In a carriage outside of the house.
(c) In the garden.
(d) In the sitting room.

Short Answer Questions

1. What stopped the influx of relics for the Salina sisters?

2. What does Concetta represent to the Prince at the end of his life?

3. What does Calogero realize as the preparations for Tancredi and Angelica's wedding are made?

4. What surprises the priests as they walk into the Salina's chapel?

5. What time does the ball end in Chapter 6?

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