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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 is the Marchesa's dying wish in Chapter 31?
(a) That her husband consent to Vivaldi's and Ellena's wedding.
(b) To see the home where she was born.
(c) She be buried in Rome.
(d) To see Schedoni's face.

2. Who does Olivia state Schedoni is in Chapter 30?
(a) Vivaldi's brother.
(b) Ellena's uncle.
(c) A holy man sent from God.
(d) The man that has killed Vivaldi.

3. What is the only way Vivaldi claims to know Schedoni in Chapter 28?
(a) As a monk.
(b) Through a friend.
(c) As a musical star.
(d) As a servant.

4. Who does the court of the Inquisition remind Vivaldi they are merciful to in Chapter 17?
(a) Those who confess.
(b) The extremely rich.
(c) The very talented.
(d) True love.

5. In Chapter 26, what does the monk tell Vivaldi he will witness during the next day's questioning?
(a) A beautiful opera.
(b) A murder.
(c) Many extraordinary things.
(d) An act of God.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Marchese agree to do to please his son in Chapter 31?

2. What does Schedoni claim Vivaldi has been saved from in Chapter 24?

3. What does Schedoni question the guide about after a sleepless night in Chapter 23?

4. In Chapter 30, who does Olivia reveal to Ellena that she is?

5. What does Ellena request from Spalatro?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Ellena while at the convent of Santa Maria della Pieta and prevents her from staying there permanently?

2. In Chapter 20, who is Schedoni revealed to be, and why has he striven to be in the Marchesa's good graces?

3. How does Vivaldi feel about the monk's tale that he relates to the Tribunal, and what does the monk do in response?

4. Who are the two people the Tribunal summons at the start of Chapter 28, how are they questioned, and what do they testify to?

5. Why does Ellena believe that Schedoni came to save her from Spaltaro?

6. After being sentenced to death, what does Schedoni reveal to Vivaldi, and how does Vivaldi receive the news?

7. Where is Ellena taken in Chapter 18, into whose care is she given, and how is she treated by this person?

8. How does the mysterious monk assert himself to Vivaldi during his imprisonment and questioning?

9. Who is the mysterious monk, and what does he claim is true about Schedoni, and what does he produce to verify his story?

10. What happens when Vivaldi asks the jailer to capture the monk, and what other tale does he tell the tribunal?

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