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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 3: Chapter 4, 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Vivaldi hear Ellena singing when he returns to the villa alone after Bonarmo refuses to accompany him?
(a) The song he serenaded her with.
(b) An opera.
(c) The Italian national anthem.
(d) A religious hymn.

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

4. What does Vivaldi ask his friend to do at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Accompany him to the villa.
(b) Play guitar while he serenades Ellena.
(c) Kidnap Ellena.
(d) Loan him money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Near the end of Chapter 3, what does Ellena promise to tell Vivaldi the following week?

2. What can Ellena not help doing when Vivaldi joins her in song?

3. What unforgivable sin is Ellena accused of in Chapter 6?

4. What does Vivaldi suspect is the cause of death in the investigation?

5. What do Vivaldi's mother and her adviser decide to do after Vivaldi has left her apartments in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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