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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 is the Prince's mood at the ball while he wanders through the halls of the Palazzo Ponteleone?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is happy.
(c) He is gloomy.
(d) He is anxious.

2. Who does Pirrone compare Angelina to?
(a) No one.
(b) Angelica.
(c) The Princess.
(d) Concetta.

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

4. What prevents the onlookers from applauding as the Prince and Angelica stop dancing?
(a) His tiger-like air.
(b) His jaguar-like air.
(c) His leopard-like air.
(d) His lion-like air.

5. When does Chapter 7 take place?
(a) June of 1895.
(b) July of 1885.
(c) November of 1905.
(d) April of 1875.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How do the Prince's daughters respond to Tancredi's outfit?

4. What does the Prince tell Chevalley that he and other Sicilians have no interest in?

5. How long did it take the Salina sisters to acquire each relic?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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