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

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

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

4. Who is unhappy to see Angelica during her first visit after her betrothal?
(a) The Prince.
(b) Bendico.
(c) The Princess.
(d) Paolo.

5. How many years after Chapter 5 does Chapter 6 take place?
(a) Almost two years.
(b) Over four years.
(c) Almost four years.
(d) Over two years.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Prince consider Concetta's son?

2. How does the Princess pass away?

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

4. How does the Prince describe Sicily's way of thinking to Chevalley?

5. How close is Angelica to acquiring the title of Baroness in Chapter 3, Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What is Ciccio's theory about why the town dislikes Calogero?

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

8. What is the Prince's state of mind at the ball in Chapter 6?

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

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

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