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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 long is the Prince's life?

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

3. What is the reason the Prince is chosen to sit as a member of the Senate?

4. What does Pirrone realize at the end of Chapter 5?

5. How is Pirrone greeted when he visits his hometown?

Short Essay Questions

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

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 symbolic about the way the Prince dies?

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

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

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

7. What is the overall opinion that the Prince has of his life during his final moments?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

The Leopard is set in Sicily during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Analyze the way the author combines actual historical events (Garibaldi's revolution, the Plebiscite of Unification, etc.) with fictional characters and situations to create an effective backdrop for the main themes of the novel.

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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