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

2. After thinking about the soldier, what does the Prince wonder about his nephew?

3. How does the Prince consider the Princess on his way to Palermo?

4. How does the Prince perceive Tancredi?

5. What does the change of the Prince represent in Chapter 2, Part 1?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the Prince doing as Pirrone interrupts him in Chapter 2, Part 2, and how does Pirrone react?

3. When, where, and how does The Leopard begin in Chapter 1?

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

5. What is the reasoning used by Tancredi to justify his desire to marry Angelica in his letters to the Prince?

6. How is the Prince's office decorated and what is his opinion of it?

7. How does Tancredi act towards Angelica after the dinner and what is Concetta's response?

8. How is the trip to Donnafugata described and what do the cicadas represent?

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

10. What is the tradition of the convent that the Prince visits and the Salina family?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Symbolism is the main literary technique used in The Leopard. Describe 5 different examples of symbols that are presented in the book, the events and situations related to them, and how each symbol used reflects the characters involved and/or the main theme of the story.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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.

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