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

2. Why is a leopard represented in each of the palace's rooms?
(a) It is the Princess' favorite animal.
(b) It is the family's insignia.
(c) It is the first animal ever captured by the family's ancestors.
(d) It is the Prince's favorite animal.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What month is it as Chapter 5 begins?

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

5. What are the three Salina sisters being investigated for?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What news does Tancredi have as he returns in Chapter 4?

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

4. How is Angelica's first visit to the Salina home after the betrothal described?

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

6. Why do Ciccio and the Prince disagree on the pending marriage?

7. What is symbolic about the way the Prince dies?

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

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

10. How are the three Salina sisters described in Chapter 8?

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