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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the Prince's life?
(a) Seventy three years.
(b) Sixty three years.
(c) Eighty three years.
(d) Ninety three years.

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

3. Where is the Prince staying in Chapter 7?
(a) At a hotel.
(b) At Tancredi and Angelica's house.
(c) At a friend's house.
(d) At the villa estate.

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

5. How does the Prince tell Ciccio that Angelica should be spoken about, now that she will marry Tancredi?
(a) With caution.
(b) With disrespect.
(c) With respect.
(d) With permission.

6. How does Pirrone die?
(a) It is a mystery.
(b) Old age.
(c) Illness.
(d) An accident.

7. What does Concetta keep in her lock boxes?
(a) Coins.
(b) Decaying mementos.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Aged letters.

8. What surprises the priests as they walk into the Salina's chapel?
(a) A sensual painting hanging behind the altar.
(b) The excessive amount of windows in the chapel.
(c) The lack of windows in the chapel.
(d) A sensual painting hanging beside the altar.

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

10. How much time has passed between Chapter 4 and Chapter 5?
(a) A few months.
(b) A few days.
(c) Several days.
(d) Several months.

11. What does the Prince insist that vanity is stronger than in Chapter 4?
(a) The Sicilians' misery.
(b) The Sicilians' traditions.
(c) The Sicilians' world status.
(d) The Sicilians' money.

12. What is the Prince's mood at the ball while he wanders through the halls of the Palazzo Ponteleone?
(a) He is happy.
(b) He is anxious.
(c) He is gloomy.
(d) He is angry.

13. How do the Prince and Calogero act during their conversation in Chapter 3, Part 2?
(a) Rudely.
(b) Neither will listen to the other.
(c) Politely.
(d) Neither will look at the other.

14. How does the Prince consider the vote in Chapter 3, Part 2?
(a) Historically significant.
(b) Locally significant, but not historically.
(c) Locally insignificant, but historical.
(d) Historically insignificant.

15. How does the Prince consider Concetta's son?
(a) Selfish.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Naive.
(d) Shallow.

Short Answer Questions

1. As the Prince is talking to Calogero about the marriage between Tancredi and Angelica, what does he learn about Calogero's wealth?

2. How long did it take the Salina sisters to acquire each relic?

3. How are the Count's initial attempts to pursue Concetta received?

4. How does Pirrone describe the Prince's reaction to the revolution in his speech?

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

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