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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Vivaldi find lodging in Chapter 13?
(a) A society of Benedictines.
(b) A local tavern.
(c) A homeless shelter.
(d) An apple orchard.

2. After talking to Beatrice, what does Vivaldi not want her to mention to Ellena?
(a) Beatrice's suspicions regarding Signora Bianchi's death.
(b) Beatrice's suspicions regarding his true feelings about her.
(c) Beatrice's suspicions regarding the disease he has contracted.
(d) Beatrice's suspicions regarding his plot to burn down the villa.

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

4. What does his father threaten to do if Vivaldi marries Ellena?
(a) Leave the country.
(b) Beat him severely.
(c) Lock him in the basement.
(d) Disinherit him.

5. Who does Vivaldi encounter while leaving his mother's closet?
(a) Ellena.
(b) Her secret lover.
(c) His uncle.
(d) Her secret adviser.

6. Why does Ellena admonish the abbess?
(a) The tightness of the bindings holding her.
(b) For the unfair treatment of servants.
(c) For the lack of food she was given.
(d) For lacking respect for Ellena's precepts of a holy religion.

7. Why does the abbess hint at punishing Ellena?
(a) Her refusal to accept the veil.
(b) The chores she has not completed.
(c) Her snide comments.
(d) Her manner of dress.

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

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

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

11. What does the Marchesa want avoided in carrying out Ellena's punishment?
(a) Public exposure.
(b) Violence.
(c) Involving children.
(d) Her son's knowledge.

12. What is Ellena's reaction when she sees Vivaldi after refusing to accept the veil at the convent of San Stefano?
(a) She flees the convent.
(b) She faints.
(c) She bursts into song.
(d) She turns her back to him.

13. Who is escorting Ellena di Rosalba in Chapter 1?
(a) Her brother.
(b) Her uncle.
(c) The Friar.
(d) Signora Bianchi.

14. In Chapter 3, what does Ellena finally acknowledge Vivaldi as?
(a) An annoyance.
(b) An admirer.
(c) The village idiot.
(d) A great singer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What punishment is suggested for Ellena in Chapter 14?

2. Who makes sure the path is clear for Vivaldi and his group to continue their journey?

3. What do Vivaldi and Paulo find when attempting to leave the monastery?

4. What happens to Ellena on the morning she is to leave for the convent at Santa Maria della Pieta?

5. In Chapter 12 what does Ellena fear during the concert?

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