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

2. How do the Prince's daughters respond to Tancredi's outfit?
(a) They are disgusted.
(b) They ignore it.
(c) They are fascinated.
(d) They laugh.

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

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

5. Who is Tancredi now fighting for, as he announces in Chapter 4?
(a) The new king.
(b) A newly formed rebellion.
(c) Garibaldi.
(d) The people.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Concetta doing when the Prince returns from his talk with Calogero?

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

3. What year is it when Chapter 8 begins?

4. What prevents the onlookers from applauding as the Prince and Angelica stop dancing?

5. What does Concetta represent to the Prince at the end of his life?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to the Prince's speech in Chapter 4, how do the Sicilian people prefer to live?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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