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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 first react to Chevalley's proposition to join the Senate?
(a) He is amused.
(b) He is upset.
(c) He is silent.
(d) He is confused.

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

3. What does Concetta anticipate as Chapter 8, Part 1 ends?
(a) The loss of the Salina family's fortune.
(b) The destruction of the Salina family's estate.
(c) The loss of the Salina family's estate.
(d) The destruction of the Salina family's prestige.

4. What does Pirrone realize at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) Aristocracy and the peasantry are more alike than he thought.
(b) Peasantry is much better than aristocracy.
(c) Aristocracy is much better than peasantry.
(d) Aristocracy and the peasantry are less alike than he thought.

5. How long did it take the Salina sisters to acquire each relic?
(a) One to two days.
(b) One to two years.
(c) One to two weeks.
(d) One to two months.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Prince staying in Chapter 7?

2. What painting does the Prince see in the library at the ball?

3. What stopped the influx of relics for the Salina sisters?

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

5. What does Concetta keep in her lock boxes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What events have taken place between Chapter 6 and Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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