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

2. How much time has passed between Chapter 3 and Chapter 4?
(a) A month.
(b) A year.
(c) A day.
(d) A week.

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

4. What did Donna Rosa do for the Salina sisters?
(a) Sold relics for them.
(b) Produced relics for them.
(c) Informed them of the location of relics.
(d) Advised them on what relics to collect.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Prince insist that vanity is stronger than in Chapter 4?

2. What is the reason the Prince is chosen to sit as a member of the Senate?

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

4. What does Concetta keep in her lock boxes?

5. Why is the Prince concerned about the ball?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who is Chevalley and what offer does he have for the Prince?

3. How does the tone of the book change in Chapter 8, Part 1?

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

5. Who is Donna Rosa and why is her association with the Salina sisters under investigation?

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

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

8. What tactic does Chevalley use in an attempt to convince the Prince to accept his offer, and what is the Prince's response?

9. Where does the Prince go to escape the ball and what painting does he see there?

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

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