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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 4: Chapter 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Paulo fear about the man he and Vivaldi are hunting?
(a) He is of supernatural origins.
(b) He is Vivaldi's uncle.
(c) He is a government spy.
(d) He is carrying disease.

2. What attracts Vincentio di Vivaldi to Ellena di Rosalba at first?
(a) Her eyes.
(b) Her singing voice.
(c) The size of her wallet.
(d) Her charming demeanor.

3. Who is Ellena enchanted by on the fifth day of her captivity at the convent of San Stefano?
(a) Vivaldi's servant Paulo.
(b) A nun singing hymns.
(c) The spirit of the devil.
(d) The dark haired man she is to marry.

4. What unforgivable sin is Ellena accused of in Chapter 6?
(a) Murder of several people.
(b) Being a witch.
(c) Seeking a clandestine union with Vivaldi.
(d) Blasphemy against the church.

5. What happens to Ellena on the morning she is to leave for the convent at Santa Maria della Pieta?
(a) She discovers a letter from her father.
(b) She falls down the steps.
(c) She is kidnapped by three masked men.
(d) She is confronted by Vivaldi's mother.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why is Vivaldi advised not to pursue Ellena?

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

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

5. What does Vivaldi ask his friend to do at the end of Chapter 1?

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