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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. What year is it when Chapter 8 begins?

2. How does the Prince tell Ciccio that Angelica should be spoken about, now that she will marry Tancredi?

3. What does Calogero realize as the preparations for Tancredi and Angelica's wedding are made?

4. What time does the ball end in Chapter 6?

5. What does Ciccio think Calogero represents for the people?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is symbolic about the way the Prince dies?

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

6. What is the situation Sarina finds herself in?

7. What news does Tancredi have as he returns in Chapter 4?

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

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

10. What two symbols does the Prince encounter on his way home from the ball?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The grand ball in Chapter 6 is the setting for many crucial turning points of the story.

1) Describe the ball and the guests that attend it, including the main purpose for the event, and whether or not that purpose is achieved.

2) Explain the Prince's state of mind before, during, and after the ball, as well as the characters and events that influence it.

3) Analyze the possible interpretations of the painting that the Prince sees in the library along with how they relate to the Prince's life at this point in the novel.

Essay Topic 2

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.

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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