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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 the Prince consider the vote in Chapter 3, Part 2?

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

3. What month is it as Chapter 5 begins?

4. How does Pirrone describe the Prince's reaction to the revolution in his speech?

5. How does Pirrone die?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why do Ciccio and the Prince disagree on the pending marriage?

5. What is Concetta concerned about at the end of Chapter 8, Part 1?

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

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

8. How has the Prince's view of Concetta changed as he approaches the end of his life?

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

10. Who is Donna Rosa and why is her association with the Salina sisters under investigation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Ciccio's theory about money and the way people view Calogero. Also, describe the Prince's opinion of money and its place in the aristocracy. Use the book to provide examples of how the issues of the characters can be applied to a more general sense of the role money plays in society.

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

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.

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