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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. Who is escorting Ellena di Rosalba in Chapter 1?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) The Friar.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Signora Bianchi.

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

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

4. 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!

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivaldi's friend suggest he do near the end of Chapter 1?

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

3. What bad news does Vivaldi discover upon entering Ellena's house in Chapter 3?

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

5. What does Ellena realize about love at the end of Chapter 6?

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