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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Vivaldi learn about Ellena's past in Chapter 1?
(a) She is a princess.
(b) She is an orphan.
(c) She is extremely rich.
(d) Her parents were criminals.

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

3. What does Vivaldi suspect is the cause of death in the investigation?
(a) Suicide.
(b) Poison.
(c) Strangulation.
(d) Old age.

4. Where do Vivaldi and Paulo end up after pursuing the figure in the monastery?
(a) An empty chamber.
(b) The choir loft
(c) Ellena's house.
(d) The top of a mountain.

5. Where does Schedoni plot to send Ellena?
(a) To an unmarked grave.
(b) The convent of San Stefano.
(c) The South of France.
(d) The Italian wine region.

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

7. What causes Vivaldi to believe he has been betrayed in Chapter 12?
(a) The police are chasing them.
(b) The gate at the end of the passage is locked.
(c) The passageway has been darkened.
(d) Ellena's disappearance.

8. Who does Vivaldi convince to help him search for the man who is plaguing him?
(a) His servant Paulo.
(b) His mother's adviser.
(c) His friend Bonarmo.
(d) Ellena.

9. What charge is Vivaldi arrested for in Chapter 16?
(a) Tax evasion.
(b) Blasphemy.
(c) Kidnapping a nun.
(d) Murder.

10. Who does Paulo announce is approaching in Chapter 13?
(a) The local sheriff.
(b) Vivaldi's parents.
(c) The abbess of the convent.
(d) Two Carmelite spies.

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

12. What does Vivaldi find when he rushes to Ellena's house in Chapter 9?
(a) An angry mob.
(b) Beatrice tied up.
(c) A surprise party.
(d) The house burned to the ground.

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

14. Why is Ellena hesitant to continue her relationship with Vivaldi?
(a) His horrible singing voice.
(b) His parent's disapproval.
(c) She has found a new love.
(d) The church's disapproval.

15. Who does the Marchesa question about the rumor's validity?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her son's friend, Bonarmo.
(c) Her secret advisor.
(d) The local sheriff.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Olivia promise to help Ellena do, despite risk of punishment?

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

4. What unforgivable sin is Ellena accused of in Chapter 6?

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

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