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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Olivia promise to help Ellena do, despite risk of punishment?
(a) Kill the abbess.
(b) Escape from the convent.
(c) Burn down the convent.
(d) Sneak Vivaldi into her room.

2. Who does Olivia tell Ellena she resembles?
(a) Someone she once knew.
(b) The family dog.
(c) The Venus di Milo.
(d) Her great aunt Tabitha.

3. What does Vivaldi's friend suggest he do near the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Serenade Ellena.
(b) Buy Ellena's villa.
(c) Take a long nap.
(d) Leave the country.

4. What causes Ellena to wonder if Olivia had similar circumstances?
(a) Olivia's diary.
(b) A rumor she has heard.
(c) Her tender concern for Ellena.
(d) Eavesdropping at Olivia's door.

5. What does the friar offer to send the travelers?
(a) A religious relic.
(b) An extraordinary confession.
(c) A satchel of money.
(d) A newspaper.

6. Why does Vivaldi question pursuing Ellena?
(a) His mother would not consent.
(b) The church would excommunicate him.
(c) She has bad breath.
(d) He fears she will murder him.

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

8. 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) The sky is falling!
(d) Death is in the house!

9. With whom does Ellena leave, thanks to Olivia's help?
(a) Vivaldi and Brother Jeronimo.
(b) Her parents.
(c) The band from the concert.
(d) A group of gypsies.

10. Near the end of Chapter 3, what does Ellena promise to tell Vivaldi the following week?
(a) Her decision about marriage.
(b) Her real name.
(c) Who her parents are.
(d) The location of a buried treasure.

11. 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.

12. In Chapter 12 what does Ellena fear during the concert?
(a) She has forgotten something important.
(b) She has lost her singing ability.
(c) The roof will cave in.
(d) Recognition.

13. What is Vivaldi urging Ellena to do at the start of Chapter 16?
(a) Cut her hair.
(b) Marry him.
(c) Sing for him.
(d) Flee the country with him.

14. Where does Ellena decide to board for sanctuary?
(a) The Sicilian coast.
(b) The convent of Santa Maria della Pieta.
(c) The Tuscan wine region.
(d) Vivaldi's home.

15. What does Vivaldi accuse his mother's adviser of in Chapter 4?
(a) Stealing Vivaldi's music.
(b) Being a thief.
(c) Slandering Ellena to his mother.
(d) Spying on the Vivaldi family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivaldi learn about Ellena's past in Chapter 1?

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

3. Where does Vivaldi find lodging in Chapter 13?

4. What does Paulo fear about the man he and Vivaldi are hunting?

5. What is Ellena's reaction when she sees Vivaldi after refusing to accept the veil at the convent of San Stefano?

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