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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 Paolo die?

2. What prevents the onlookers from applauding as the Prince and Angelica stop dancing?

3. How does the Prince consider Concetta's son?

4. What has not affected Angelica, according to Ciccio?

5. How many years after Chapter 5 does Chapter 6 take place?

Short Essay Questions

1. What events have taken place between Chapter 6 and Chapter 7?

2. What tactic does Chevalley use in an attempt to convince the Prince to accept his offer, and what is the Prince's response?

3. What is the result of the consultation between the Prince and Calogero?

4. What is the Prince's state of mind at the ball in Chapter 6?

5. How are the three Salina sisters described in Chapter 8?

6. Who is Chevalley and what offer does he have for the Prince?

7. How does the tone of the book change in Chapter 8, Part 1?

8. What happens while the Prince is dancing with Angelica at the ball?

9. How is Angelica's first visit to the Salina home after the betrothal described?

10. According to the Prince's speech in Chapter 4, how do the Sicilian people prefer to live?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The tone of the author throughout the book changes from descriptive prose to suspenseful narrative.

1) Explain 3 examples of how the author uses vivid descriptions to parallel the atmosphere and mood of the characters.

2) Describe the tone at the end of the story, the reason for the change, how the plot changes along with the narration, and why the author chooses to present this type of suspense after the main character has died.

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the significance of the Prince's speech in Chapter 4 both politically and culturally. Include a description of the speech itself, the events leading up to it, and why he chooses this point in the story to give the longest explanation of his views. Also, discuss the way the Prince incorporates the people of Sicily in his opinions of aristocracy and the likeliness that all Sicilians would agree with his bold statements.

Essay Topic 3

Concetta is the final representative of the Salina family name at the end of the novel as she thematically lets go of the past and accepts the changes in her life.

1) Describe how Concetta's character has developed from the beginning of the story to the ending of it. Include examples of how some of the other main characters perceived her, along with which perceptions of her changed and why.

2) Compare the Prince and Concetta in how they both approach the changes in their lives.

3) Analyze the statement that Concetta is making at the end of The Leopard and the possible effects it could have on the future of the Salina family.

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