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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 Princess pass away?

2. How close is Angelica to acquiring the title of Baroness in Chapter 3, Part 2?

3. How much time has passed between Chapter 4 and Chapter 5?

4. Looking back on his life, how many years does the Prince think he has fully lived?

5. What does Pirrone say will never die in his speech?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is interesting about the way Pirrone's mother responds to his speech?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Prince and Calogero are the two families that represent both sides of the change the revolution is causing to take place.

1) Describe the major differences between the Prince and Calogero in their way of life, as well as their views on wealth and class separation.

2) Describe some of the similarities between the Prince and Calogero in how they change throughout the story.

3) Analyze the background of the Prince and Calogero, including the differences in their reputations and the way they both achieved their social and financial status.

Essay Topic 2

Pirrone is an interesting character because his views oppose the Prince's views, yet he is still considered a person that the Salina family goes to for advice and consultation. Describe in detail the purpose of Pirrone in the story along with his opinions about the revolution and the aristocracy in general. Also, explain what happens to his own family that causes him to use tactics that are uncharacteristic for him, and why the situations he is dealing with are changing his opinions on aristocracy and peasantry. Include several examples from the book to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the story that Tancredi tells after the dinner to Angelica and answer the following questions: Why does Tancredi choose to tell the story to Angelica instead of Concetta? What are some of the possible intentions he has for telling it? Why is the story ironic considering the events that happen on the following day? What are the major differences in the way Concetta and Angelica respond to the story when it is first told as opposed to how they react to Tassoni's account of it in the final chapter? Overall, what does the story represent for all three characters, Tancredi, Angelica, and Concetta?

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