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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the Prince respond to Tancredi's reasons for proposing to Angelica?

2. What distracts the Prince from thinking about the soldier?

3. What is the primary source of sensuality, according to the guests at the dinner?

4. What is the Prince doing when Pirrone interrupts in Chapter 2, Part 2?

5. According to Tancredi, what has to happen if things are to remain the same?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the news that Pirrone brings to the Prince?

2. What does the Prince think about a marriage of Tancredi and Concetta and how does he respond to Pirrone?

3. How does the family know the Prince is upset at dinner and what announcement does he make?

4. How does the manager describe Angelica to the Prince and what is the Prince's opinion of Calogero at the end of Chapter 2, Part 1?

5. How does Calogero appear at the dinner and what is the Prince's response?

6. What is the reasoning used by Tancredi to justify his desire to marry Angelica in his letters to the Prince?

7. What is the Plebiscite of Unification, and how does the Prince vote on it?

8. How does the Prince think about the Princess while traveling to Palermo?

9. How often does Tancredi write to the Prince and what is the subject of his letters?

10. How does Tancredi act towards Angelica after the dinner and what is Concetta's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Although marriage is a central topic for the plot of the story, there seems to be a number of mixed messages being sent by the author regarding the value or end results of it. Describe the different marriages that are depicted in the book and compare them to each other. Include an explanation of which marriages, if any, are the most successful, which ones are the most relevant to the main point of the novel, and what statement the author might be trying to make about marriage in general.

Essay Topic 2

The Leopard is set in Sicily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Analyze the way the author combines actual historical events (Garibaldi's revolution, the Plebiscite of Unification, etc.) with fictional characters and situations to create an effective backdrop for the main themes of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

The Prince is interrupted on three separate occasions throughout the book; two are for personal reasons and one is work related.

1) Describe all three situations where the Prince is interrupted, including what he is doing and how that plays a role in the nature of the interruption.

2) Explain which characters are interrupting the Prince and why they are chosen to intrude on his life in this way.

3) Analyze what the broader significance of the interruptions are pertaining to theme of change in the novel.

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