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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 Sarina doing when Pirrone finds her the day after his speech?
(a) Thinking.
(b) Yelling.
(c) Crying.
(d) Laughing.

2. Who sends Tancredi the money to purchase Angelica's ring?
(a) The Prince.
(b) The Princess.
(c) Calogero.
(d) Concetta.

3. 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 months.
(d) One to two weeks.

4. How is the life that has been leaving the Prince described?
(a) Like a meal that has been eaten slowly.
(b) Like a wine bottle that is almost empty.
(c) Like a river flowing through a mountain stream.
(d) Like sands through the hourglass.

5. Who is the authoritarian of the Salina family when the Cardinal's representatives visit their house?
(a) Carolina.
(b) Caterina.
(c) Concetta.
(d) Angelica.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Concetta keep in her lock boxes?

2. Who does Pirrone compare Angelina to?

3. How does Pirrone die?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is Donna Rosa and why is her association with the Salina sisters under investigation?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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