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

2. Where does Vivaldi visit upon returning home in Chapter 4?
(a) His friend Bonarmo's home.
(b) His father's office.
(c) The local church.
(d) His mother's closet.

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

4. What does Vivaldi ascertain after observing his mother's adviser?
(a) His mother is having an affair with him.
(b) The adviser is very ill.
(c) The adviser is plotting to kill his mother.
(d) He is not the man plaguing him.

5. Why is Vivaldi's mother displeased with her son when she returns to her apartment?
(a) His manner of dress.
(b) The unattended chores.
(c) His display of emotions.
(d) The state of her apartment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the friar offer to send the travelers?

3. What does Vivaldi hear Ellena singing when he returns to the villa alone after Bonarmo refuses to accompany him?

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

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

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