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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Concetta represent to the Prince at the end of his life?
(a) All that is good and noble.
(b) Confidence and intelligence.
(c) All that is fair and unpredictable.
(d) Wealth and sophistication.

2. What month is it as Chapter 5 begins?
(a) November.
(b) June.
(c) April.
(d) February.

3. What year is it when Chapter 8 begins?
(a) 1890.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1870.

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

5. How close is Angelica to acquiring the title of Baroness in Chapter 3, Part 2?
(a) Calogero is thinking of purchasing the title.
(b) Calogero has just started the negotiations for purchasing the title.
(c) Calogero is in final negotiations for purchasing the title.
(d) Calogero is halfway through the negotiations for purchasing the title.

6. What does Calogero realize as the preparations for Tancredi and Angelica's wedding are made?
(a) The drawbacks of being wealthy.
(b) The value in saving money.
(c) The value in better grooming.
(d) The benefits of being wealthy.

7. How does Calogero appear when he arrives at the ball?
(a) He does not stay long enough for anyone to notice him.
(b) Much better than the Prince.
(c) Much worse than the Prince.
(d) Acceptable.

8. How do most of Pirrone's friends respond to his speech, according to his mother?
(a) They have been attentive.
(b) They have ignored it.
(c) They have left.
(d) They have fallen asleep.

9. Who does Pirrone compare Angelina to?
(a) No one.
(b) The Princess.
(c) Concetta.
(d) Angelica.

10. What is Concetta doing when the Prince returns from his talk with Calogero?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Talking with her sister.
(c) Embroidering.
(d) Preparing a meal.

11. How much time has passed between Chapter 7 and Chapter 8?
(a) Twenty years.
(b) Fifteen days.
(c) Fifteen years.
(d) Twenty days.

12. What year does the ball in Chapter 6 take place?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1862.
(c) 1874.
(d) 1864.

13. How do many people feel about Calogero, according to Ciccio?
(a) They fear him.
(b) They like him.
(c) They dislike him.
(d) They are amused by him.

14. What painting does the Prince see in the library at the ball?
(a) Death of the Flawed Man.
(b) Death of the Injust Man.
(c) Death of the Just Man.
(d) Death of the Innocent Man.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Prince perceive his life as he dances with Angelica?

2. What is the Prince's response to Angelica's invitation to eat with her and Tancredi?

3. How do the Prince and Calogero act during their conversation in Chapter 3, Part 2?

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

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

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