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

2. What does Ellena realize about love at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) It is the most powerful affection of her heart.
(b) It is a myth.
(c) She has never felt it before.
(d) It is unattainable.

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

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

5. 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) Loan him money.
(d) Accompany him to the villa.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Vivaldi convince to help him search for the man who is plaguing him?

2. Why does Ellena admonish the abbess?

3. How does Ellena decide to endure her suffering?

4. Who is escorting Ellena di Rosalba in Chapter 1?

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

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