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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 Pirrone die?
(a) An accident.
(b) Old age.
(c) Illness.
(d) It is a mystery.

2. How does the Prince live, according to Pirrone in Chapter 5?
(a) Pirrone thinks the Prince's life is handled by others.
(b) Pirrone thinks the Prince lives with not enough wealth.
(c) Pirrone thinks the Prince lives with too much wealth.
(d) Pirrone thinks the Prince controls his own life.

3. How are the Count's initial attempts to pursue Concetta received?
(a) She is reluctantly receptive to them.
(b) She is not receptive to them.
(c) She is slightly receptive to them.
(d) She is very receptive to them.

4. How does the Princess pass away?
(a) Diabetes.
(b) An accident.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Old age.

5. What does Ciccio think Calogero represents for the people?
(a) Harsh reality.
(b) Unattainable goals.
(c) A life deserving of sympathy.
(d) A fabricated life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Pirrone realize at the end of Chapter 5?

2. How long is the Prince's life?

3. Who sends Tancredi the money to purchase Angelica's ring?

4. How do most of Pirrone's friends respond to his speech, according to his mother?

5. How is Angelica received at the ball?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What is the situation Sarina finds herself in?

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

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

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

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

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

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