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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 13: Chapter 28 and 29.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the profession of the strange man in the church in the Introduction?
(a) A police officer.
(b) A chef.
(c) An assassin.
(d) An actor.

2. What does the narrator say about Schedoni that would have made Ellena join the convent immediately if she had known the truth?
(a) He instructed her to serve God.
(b) A letter she received from him.
(c) His true character.
(d) His place in the hierarchy of the Church.

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

4. What does Olivia suggest Ellena do to avoid further abuse?
(a) Escape through the window.
(b) Pray to God for forgiveness.
(c) Commit suicide.
(d) Feign compliance with the abbess.

5. Why does Ellena hate seeing Spalatro wounded?
(a) She hates seeing him suffer.
(b) She wanted his help on their journey.
(c) She didn't get to wound him.
(d) She believes him a holy man.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ellena on the morning she is to leave for the convent at Santa Maria della Pieta?

2. What is the response of the monk Ellena appeals to for protection?

3. What is Vivaldi told when he summons the jailer to detain the monk in Chapter 27?

4. How long is Ellena's journey in Chapter 18?

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

(see the answer key)

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