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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 9: Chapter 19 and 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Marchesa di Vivaldi worried about in Chapter 14?
(a) Her son wounding her pride.
(b) Her lack of money.
(c) Growing old.
(d) A troubling letter she receives.

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

3. Where does Schedoni plot to send Ellena?
(a) To an unmarked grave.
(b) The convent of San Stefano.
(c) The Italian wine region.
(d) The South of France.

4. What does his father threaten to do if Vivaldi marries Ellena?
(a) Lock him in the basement.
(b) Disinherit him.
(c) Beat him severely.
(d) Leave the country.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivaldi find when he rushes to Ellena's house in Chapter 9?

2. Who drags Ellena away while Vivaldi is wounded in Chapter 16?

3. What realization does Schedoni come to that causes him agony and remorse?

4. What is Vivaldi urging Ellena to do at the start of Chapter 16?

5. What does Vivaldi's father claim on the subject of Ellena's disappearance?

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