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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What has not affected Angelica, according to Ciccio?
(a) Her family's coarseness.
(b) The town's appreciation for her.
(c) Her family's intelligence.
(d) The town's dislike for her.

4. What is the Prince's response to Angelica's invitation to eat with her and Tancredi?
(a) He ignores her invitation.
(b) He accepts.
(c) He declines.
(d) He does not hear her invitation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sarina doing when Pirrone finds her the day after his speech?

2. Who does Pirrone compare Angelina to?

3. What did Donna Rosa do for the Salina sisters?

4. How is the life that has been leaving the Prince described?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens while the Prince is dancing with Angelica at the ball?

2. How has the Prince's view of Concetta changed as he approaches the end of his life?

3. What does Pirrone say about the Prince's way of life in his speech?

4. What is Concetta concerned about at the end of Chapter 8, Part 1?

5. What is the overall opinion that the Prince has of his life during his final moments?

6. What is the result of the consultation between the Prince and Calogero?

7. What is interesting about the way Pirrone's mother responds to his speech?

8. What is the situation Sarina finds herself in?

9. What is the surprising way that Pirrone deals with his family's situation?

10. What two symbols does the Prince encounter on his way home from the ball?

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