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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 is the room decorated where the Prince and his family say their daily prayers?

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

3. How does the Prince announce he is going to Palermo?

4. What analogy is given to describe the uneasiness of the Prince with his new lifestyle?

5. What is the Prince's response to Pirrone in Chapter 2, Part 2?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the garden described in Chapter 1?

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

3. What is interesting about the way the Prince and Tancredi react to Angelica at the dinner?

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

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

6. What is the Prince doing as Pirrone interrupts him in Chapter 2, Part 2, and how does Pirrone react?

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

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

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

10. What is Tancredi doing at the end of Chapter 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the cities of Palermo and Donnafugata. Describe each town and its citizens as well as the Prince's position in them. Also, include examples of the effects that the revolution has on both cities, and the differences or similarities they have with the way the Prince changes.

Essay Topic 2

Tancredi and Angelica's wedding is one of the main focuses of the Prince as it becomes the source of conflict between accepting change and resisting it.

1) Describe the advantages that the Prince will have as a result of the marriage of Tancredi and Angelica.

2) Explain what the negative aspects of the marriage could be for the Prince and his family's legacy.

3) Analyze how Tancredi and Angelica's marriage represents an example of the book's main theme of change and why the Prince is conflicted on whether or not to support the event.

Essay Topic 3

Pirrone is an interesting character because his views oppose the Prince's views, yet he is still considered a person that the Salina family goes to for advice and consultation. Describe in detail the purpose of Pirrone in the story along with his opinions about the revolution and the aristocracy in general. Also, explain what happens to his own family that causes him to use tactics that are uncharacteristic for him, and why the situations he is dealing with are changing his opinions on aristocracy and peasantry. Include several examples from the book to support your analysis.

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