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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the Prince dislike about his office?
(a) The work it represents.
(b) The lack of windows in it.
(c) He thinks it is too big.
(d) He thinks it is too small.

2. What is the reason Tancredi gives for leaving after the Prince's visit to the convent?
(a) He had to visit a business associate.
(b) He had to visit a friend.
(c) He had to send an urgent letter.
(d) He had to write an urgent letter.

3. How does Concetta react to Tancredi's story about Tassoni?
(a) She berates him.
(b) She laughs at him.
(c) She points out the inaccuracies of it.
(d) She substantiates it.

4. Who discovered the convent that the Prince is visiting?
(a) A male ancestor.
(b) A female ancestor.
(c) A former enemy of the family.
(d) A friend of the family.

5. What does the Prince like about his daughter?
(a) Her sense of humor.
(b) Her intelligence.
(c) Her placidity.
(d) Her strong will.

Short Answer Questions

1. How often does Tancredi write to the Prince?

2. Who invites the officials to the traditional first night dinner in Chapter 2, Part 1?

3. How does the Prince respond to Tancredi's reasons for proposing to Angelica?

4. How does Tancredi respond to Angelica at the dinner?

5. What do the men practice as the Prince visits Pirrone?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Tancredi doing at the end of Chapter 2?

2. What has happened as a result of the revolution?

3. What notion does Tancredi introduce to the Prince in the second part of Chapter 1, and how does the Prince respond?

4. What is the purpose of Tancredi's interruption of the Prince in Chapter 1, Part 2?

5. How does the Prince think about the Princess while traveling to Palermo?

6. What is the Plebiscite of Unification, and how does the Prince vote on it?

7. What is the news that Pirrone brings to the Prince?

8. What do the Prince and Tancredi talk about before the dinner?

9. What is the symbolic dessert made for the Prince?

10. Who is Calogero and what request does he make for the dinner at the Salina's?

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