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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's family know he is upset at dinner in Chapter 1?

2. What does the Prince pass on the way to Palermo?

3. What do the men practice as the Prince visits Pirrone?

4. What is the Prince's favorite dessert?

5. How does Tancredi know that the Prince has visited Palermo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the Prince worried about in his return trip from Palermo that takes place in Chapter 1, Part 1?

2. What reception is the Prince expecting in Donnafugata and what kind of a welcome does he actually receive?

3. Who is Calogero and what request does he make for the dinner at the Salina's?

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. What is the symbolic dessert made for the Prince?

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 difference in the Prince as he arrives in Donnafugata and what does the change in him represent?

8. How is the trip to Donnafugata described and what do the cicadas represent?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

The stars represent an unchanging reality for the Prince that he looks to for comfort and reassurance.

1) Describe the appearances by the stars in the novel and the events that they correspond to.

2) Explain how the stars relate to the main theme of the story and the balance they provide to the change taking place.

3) Describe the role of the stars in the Prince's death and why their presence allows him to accept one of the biggest changes of his life.

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