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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who warns Vivaldi about visiting Ellena's villa?
(a) A ghost.
(b) The mayor of the Villa.
(c) A mysterious monk.
(d) A beggar.

2. What is Vivaldi convinced of by his interview with his mother in Chapter 9?
(a) She and her secret admirer conspired to kidnap Ellena.
(b) Her innocence.
(c) Ellena has no feelings for him.
(d) He should flee his parent's house.

3. What does Vivaldi learn when he arrives at the convent?
(a) He has won the lottery.
(b) Ellena is dead.
(c) His friend has been executed.
(d) A nun is about to be confessed.

4. Where does Ellena decide to board for sanctuary?
(a) The convent of Santa Maria della Pieta.
(b) The Sicilian coast.
(c) The Tuscan wine region.
(d) Vivaldi's home.

5. Why is Ellena hesitant to continue her relationship with Vivaldi?
(a) His horrible singing voice.
(b) She has found a new love.
(c) His parent's disapproval.
(d) The church's disapproval.

6. Where do Vivaldi and Paulo end up after pursuing the figure in the monastery?
(a) The choir loft
(b) Ellena's house.
(c) The top of a mountain.
(d) An empty chamber.

7. Who drags Ellena away while Vivaldi is wounded in Chapter 16?
(a) The Friar of the church.
(b) Inquisitors.
(c) Olivia.
(d) Vivaldi's mother.

8. What does Vivaldi demand to be done in Chapter 16?
(a) The charges explained to him.
(b) To be taken with Ellena.
(c) Ellena be released immediately.
(d) To be taken to the doctor.

9. What does Schedoni do when Vivaldi questions him?
(a) Ignores his questions.
(b) Flees the church.
(c) Answers his questions fully.
(d) Charges Vivaldi with a sword.

10. What bad news does Vivaldi discover upon entering Ellena's house in Chapter 3?
(a) Ellena has another suitor.
(b) Her aunt has died.
(c) The house has burned to the ground.
(d) Ellena has fled the country.

11. Why does the abbess hint at punishing Ellena?
(a) Her refusal to accept the veil.
(b) Her snide comments.
(c) The chores she has not completed.
(d) Her manner of dress.

12. What causes Vivaldi to believe he has been betrayed in Chapter 12?
(a) The police are chasing them.
(b) The passageway has been darkened.
(c) Ellena's disappearance.
(d) The gate at the end of the passage is locked.

13. Who does Olivia tell Ellena she resembles?
(a) Someone she once knew.
(b) The Venus di Milo.
(c) The family dog.
(d) Her great aunt Tabitha.

14. What does Paulo fear about the man he and Vivaldi are hunting?
(a) He is a government spy.
(b) He is of supernatural origins.
(c) He is Vivaldi's uncle.
(d) He is carrying disease.

15. What is Ellena's reaction when she sees Vivaldi after refusing to accept the veil at the convent of San Stefano?
(a) She flees the convent.
(b) She bursts into song.
(c) She faints.
(d) She turns her back to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who makes sure the path is clear for Vivaldi and his group to continue their journey?

2. Where is the church in which Vincentio di Vivaldi sees Ellena di Rosalba in Chapter 1?

3. Who is Ellena enchanted by on the fifth day of her captivity at the convent of San Stefano?

4. What is Marchesa di Vivaldi worried about in Chapter 14?

5. What rumor does Vivaldi's mother hear in Chapter 14?

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