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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 announce he is going to Palermo?

2. What does the Prince tell Pirrone about the transformations of time?

3. What is the Prince preoccupied with when Tancredi interrupts him in the second part of Chapter 2?

4. Who invites the officials to the traditional first night dinner in Chapter 2, Part 1?

5. What causes the Prince's bad dreams to fade away?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the purpose of Tancredi's interruption of the Prince in Chapter 1, Part 2?

3. What does the Prince see in the garden and what does he turn to as a source of comfort?

4. How is the garden described in Chapter 1?

5. Why is Tancredi gone when the Prince finishes his visit at the convent?

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

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

8. What is the symbolic dessert made for the Prince?

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

10. What has happened as a result of the revolution?

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

Describe the story that Tancredi tells after the dinner to Angelica and answer the following questions: Why does Tancredi choose to tell the story to Angelica instead of Concetta? What are some of the possible intentions he has for telling it? Why is the story ironic considering the events that happen on the following day? What are the major differences in the way Concetta and Angelica respond to the story when it is first told as opposed to how they react to Tassoni's account of it in the final chapter? Overall, what does the story represent for all three characters, Tancredi, Angelica, and Concetta?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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