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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 shoot during his walk in Chapter 3, Part 1?

3. How often does Angelica visit?

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

5. How does the Prince travel to Palermo?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the tradition of the convent that the Prince visits and the Salina family?

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

3. 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?

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

5. How is the Prince's office decorated and what is his opinion of it?

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

7. How is the Prince compromising parts of his life, and what analogy is made for his situation in Chapter 3, Part 1?

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

9. How is the garden described in Chapter 1?

10. What do the Prince and Tancredi talk about before the dinner?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Prince's nephew, Tancredi, is a complex character that undergoes a great deal of change during the course of the story.

1) Describe the positions Tancredi takes on the revolution, how they change, and why his life influences them.

2) Explain how Tancredi's character both represents and contradicts the main theme of the story, which is inevitable change.

3) Compare Tancredi with the Prince in terms of how they both perceive the family's status and the changes that threaten it.

Essay Topic 2

The author uses some of the chapters in the novel to bridge gaps of time between them. Analyze the decision to exclude the description of significant events as they happen (the revolution, the deaths of key characters, etc.) and why they are instead summarized in the subsequent chapters. Also, explain which are the largest gaps in time that occur and what you think the author's intentions are in using this technique.

Essay Topic 3

Irony and foreshadowing are two of the many literary techniques used by the author in writing The Leopard.

1) Describe 3 examples of foreshadowing in the book and how they represent the main theme.

2) Describe 3 examples of irony in the book and the significance of the characters and places for each one.

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