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

2. What does Vivaldi's friend suggest he do near the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Leave the country.
(b) Take a long nap.
(c) Buy Ellena's villa.
(d) Serenade Ellena.

3. Where is the church in which Vincentio di Vivaldi sees Ellena di Rosalba in Chapter 1?
(a) Rome.
(b) San Lorenzo.
(c) Sicily.
(d) The suburbs of Venice.

4. In Chapter 3, what does Ellena finally acknowledge Vivaldi as?
(a) A great singer.
(b) An annoyance.
(c) An admirer.
(d) The village idiot.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the profession of the strange man in the church in the Introduction?

2. What does Vivaldi's father accuse him of doing to Ellena?

3. Where does Vivaldi visit upon returning home in Chapter 4?

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

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

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