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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 amazes the English travelers in the Introduction?
(a) The Italian language.
(b) The fettuccini alfredo.
(c) The Italian countryside.
(d) The portico of Santa Maria del Pianto.

2. What does Vivaldi's father accuse him of doing to Ellena?
(a) Murdering her.
(b) Horrifying her.
(c) Staining her honor.
(d) Coercing her with money.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the warning Vivaldi receives upon returning to the villa in Chapter 3?

2. What does his father threaten to do if Vivaldi marries Ellena?

3. Who does Vivaldi encounter while leaving his mother's closet?

4. After talking to Beatrice, what does Vivaldi not want her to mention to Ellena?

5. Why is Vivaldi's mother displeased with her son when she returns to her apartment?

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