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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 close is Angelica to acquiring the title of Baroness in Chapter 3, Part 2?
(a) Calogero is in final negotiations for purchasing the title.
(b) Calogero has just started the negotiations for purchasing the title.
(c) Calogero is halfway through the negotiations for purchasing the title.
(d) Calogero is thinking of purchasing the title.

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

3. What has not affected Angelica, according to Ciccio?
(a) Her family's intelligence.
(b) The town's appreciation for her.
(c) Her family's coarseness.
(d) The town's dislike for her.

4. How is Pirrone greeted when he visits his hometown?
(a) Warmly.
(b) Some people are happy to see him, but most are not.
(c) Some people are not happy to see him, but most are.
(d) Coldly.

5. How does the Prince tell Ciccio that Angelica should be spoken about, now that she will marry Tancredi?
(a) With permission.
(b) With respect.
(c) With disrespect.
(d) With caution.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who is Tancredi now fighting for, as he announces in Chapter 4?

4. Which one of the following are not included in the list of Angelica's characteristics Ciccio reports to the Prince?

5. What does Concetta keep in her lock boxes?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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