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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. Why is a leopard represented in each of the palace's rooms?
(a) It is the Prince's favorite animal.
(b) It is the first animal ever captured by the family's ancestors.
(c) It is the Princess' favorite animal.
(d) It is the family's insignia.

2. What will make Sarina's situation more difficult for Pirrone?
(a) The feud between himself and his uncle.
(b) The feud between himself and his father.
(c) The feud between his father and uncle.
(d) The feud between himself, his father, and his uncle.

3. What does Concetta represent to the Prince at the end of his life?
(a) All that is fair and unpredictable.
(b) Wealth and sophistication.
(c) Confidence and intelligence.
(d) All that is good and noble.

4. Where is the Prince staying in Chapter 7?
(a) At the villa estate.
(b) At Tancredi and Angelica's house.
(c) At a friend's house.
(d) At a hotel.

5. What did Donna Rosa do for the Salina sisters?
(a) Advised them on what relics to collect.
(b) Sold relics for them.
(c) Informed them of the location of relics.
(d) Produced relics for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. How is Carolina described in Chapter 8?

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

3. What is the rumor about the relics that the Salina sisters have in their house?

4. What does Concetta keep in her lock boxes?

5. What is the Prince's mood at the ball while he wanders through the halls of the Palazzo Ponteleone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the situation Sarina finds herself in?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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