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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter 9, 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Schedoni worried about when Marchesa says," We are betrayed"?
(a) She has discovered his past.
(b) His failing health.
(c) A war has begun.
(d) She is going to kill him.

2. Who does Vivaldi suspect is plaguing him in Chapter 3?
(a) Her mother's secret adviser.
(b) Ellena's aunt.
(c) His friend Bonarmo.
(d) The friar.

3. What happens to Ellena on the morning she is to leave for the convent at Santa Maria della Pieta?
(a) She discovers a letter from her father.
(b) She falls down the steps.
(c) She is confronted by Vivaldi's mother.
(d) She is kidnapped by three masked men.

4. Why is Vivaldi advised not to pursue Ellena?
(a) Ellena is already married.
(b) He cannot afford a wedding ring.
(c) His family would be averse to such a union.
(d) Ellena is not interested.

5. What is the warning Vivaldi receives upon returning to the villa in Chapter 3?
(a) I'm going to kill you!
(b) The sky is falling!
(c) A flood is coming!
(d) Death is in the house!

Short Answer Questions

1. When Paulo tells him of the man in white garb, who does Vivaldi think the man is?

2. What is Vivaldi convinced of by his interview with his mother in Chapter 9?

3. What does Olivia promise to help Ellena do, despite risk of punishment?

4. Who does Vivaldi join when he nears a convent to avoid suspicion?

5. What choice is given to Ellena in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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