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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What amazes the English travelers in the Introduction?
(a) The fettuccini alfredo.
(b) The Italian language.
(c) The Italian countryside.
(d) The portico of Santa Maria del Pianto.

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

4. When Paulo tells him of the man in white garb, who does Vivaldi think the man is?
(a) Paulo's father.
(b) A famous painter.
(c) An angel sent from God.
(d) The man who is plaguing him.

5. Who warns Vivaldi about visiting Ellena's villa?
(a) A beggar.
(b) The mayor of the Villa.
(c) A ghost.
(d) A mysterious monk.

6. 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.

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

8. What can Ellena not help doing when Vivaldi joins her in song?
(a) Covering her ears.
(b) Running away.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Crying.

9. Why does Vivaldi hope to locate a priest in Chapter 13?
(a) To get a monetary loan.
(b) To confess his sins.
(c) To have an immediate marriage to Ellena.
(d) For protection.

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

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

12. What choice is given to Ellena in Chapter 8?
(a) The fate of prisoners of the state.
(b) The color of her wedding gown.
(c) To repent her sins or flee the country.
(d) To accept the veil or marry a husband chosen for her.

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

14. How does Ellena decide to endure her suffering?
(a) With firmness and dignity.
(b) Wailing repeatedly.
(c) By fighting back.
(d) Using it to compose music.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What rumor does Vivaldi's mother hear in Chapter 14?

3. What does Vivaldi's friend suggest he do near the end of Chapter 1?

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

5. What does his father threaten to do if Vivaldi marries Ellena?

(see the answer keys)

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