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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How is Carolina described in Chapter 8?
(a) Serious.
(b) Soft-spoken.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Blunt.

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

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

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

6. How is Angelica received at the ball?
(a) Her appearance is criticized by half of the people.
(b) Her appearance is criticized by most of the people.
(c) Her appearance is a mild success.
(d) Her appearance is a huge success.

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

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

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

10. How does Pirrone describe the Prince's reaction to the revolution in his speech?
(a) He says that the Prince's reaction is justified.
(b) He says that the Prince has no reaction.
(c) He says that the Prince's reaction is foolish.
(d) He says the the Prince's reaction is inexusable.

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

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

13. When does Chapter 7 take place?
(a) November of 1905.
(b) July of 1885.
(c) June of 1895.
(d) April of 1875.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pirrone realize at the end of Chapter 5?

2. How long is the Prince's life?

3. How does the Prince live, according to Pirrone in Chapter 5?

4. How does Calogero appear when he arrives at the ball?

5. What does Concetta keep in her lock boxes?

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