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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 do the Prince and Calogero act during their conversation in Chapter 3, Part 2?

2. What tires the Prince in Chapter 7?

3. How does the Prince get home after the ball?

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

5. What month is it as Chapter 5 begins?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does the Prince go to escape the ball and what painting does he see there?

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

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

4. What is Ciccio's theory about why the town dislikes Calogero?

5. What is the surprising way that Pirrone deals with his family's situation?

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

7. What does Pirrone say about the Prince's way of life in his speech?

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

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

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

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

In The Leopard, the author makes two significant analogies using situations that are indicative of the time in which the novel was written. Describe the analogies and the situations they are designed to illustrate. Also, explain why the author chooses to reference things from the future instead of using universal events that correspond to what the characters are experiencing. Include an analysis of the effectiveness of this technique and what it adds or takes away from the novel from a literary standpoint.

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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