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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take the Salina sisters to acquire each relic?
(a) One to two weeks.
(b) One to two months.
(c) One to two days.
(d) One to two years.

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

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

4. How does the Prince get home after the ball?
(a) He is driven in a carriage.
(b) He is driven by a carriage for half of the way, and then walks.
(c) He walks.
(d) He rides a horse.

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

6. Who is the authoritarian of the Salina family when the Cardinal's representatives visit their house?
(a) Carolina.
(b) Concetta.
(c) Caterina.
(d) Angelica.

7. How does the Princess pass away?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) An accident.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Old age.

8. What does Pirrone say will never die in his speech?
(a) Class insincerity.
(b) Class irrationality.
(c) Class naivety.
(d) Class sensibility.

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

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

11. How does the Prince perceive his life as he dances with Angelica?
(a) Boring and disappointing.
(b) Disappointing, but not boring.
(c) Exactly as he hoped it would be.
(d) Boring, but not disappointing.

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

13. How does the Prince first react to Chevalley's proposition to join the Senate?
(a) He is silent.
(b) He is confused.
(c) He is amused.
(d) He is upset.

14. What does Ciccio think Calogero represents for the people?
(a) Unattainable goals.
(b) A life deserving of sympathy.
(c) A fabricated life.
(d) Harsh reality.

15. What will make Sarina's situation more difficult for Pirrone?
(a) The feud between himself and his father.
(b) The feud between himself, his father, and his uncle.
(c) The feud between himself and his uncle.
(d) The feud between his father and uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. How do many people feel about Calogero, according to Ciccio?

2. How long is the Prince's life?

3. What prevents the onlookers from applauding as the Prince and Angelica stop dancing?

4. Which one of the following are not included in the list of Angelica's characteristics Ciccio reports to the Prince?

5. How is Pirrone greeted when he visits his hometown?

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