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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Schedoni do when Vivaldi questions him?
(a) Charges Vivaldi with a sword.
(b) Flees the church.
(c) Ignores his questions.
(d) Answers his questions fully.

2. What is Marchesa di Vivaldi worried about in Chapter 14?
(a) A troubling letter she receives.
(b) Her son wounding her pride.
(c) Growing old.
(d) Her lack of money.

3. What does Vivaldi's father claim on the subject of Ellena's disappearance?
(a) He was the mastermind of the operation.
(b) Ignorance of the matter.
(c) It was his son's fault.
(d) That she has not disappeared.

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

5. What does Vivaldi question Paulo about in Chapter 7?
(a) His relationship with Ellena.
(b) His latest musical work.
(c) His spiritual beliefs.
(d) The monastery of the Black Penitents.

6. Who does Vivaldi join when he nears a convent to avoid suspicion?
(a) The circus.
(b) A military legion.
(c) A group of pilgrims.
(d) A traveling band.

7. What is promised the Marchesa for punishing Ellena?
(a) Absolution and protection from the Church.
(b) Wealth beyond measure.
(c) Canonization.
(d) A royal position.

8. What does Olivia leave for Ellena in her room?
(a) Several books.
(b) A new dress.
(c) A small pet.
(d) A musical instrument.

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

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

11. Who drags Ellena away while Vivaldi is wounded in Chapter 16?
(a) Olivia.
(b) The Friar of the church.
(c) Inquisitors.
(d) Vivaldi's mother.

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

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

14. Where does Vivaldi find lodging for Ellena in Chapter 13?
(a) In a local inn.
(b) An Ursaline convent.
(c) A cave in the hills.
(d) An abandoned barn.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Vivaldi advised not to pursue Ellena?

2. Why does Ellena admonish the abbess?

3. Who does Olivia tell Ellena she resembles?

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

5. Who is Ellena enchanted by on the fifth day of her captivity at the convent of San Stefano?

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