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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What do Vivaldi and Paulo find when attempting to leave the monastery?
(a) A book of spells.
(b) A lock of Ellena's hair.
(c) The keys to the monastery.
(d) A blood stained monk habit.

6. What do Vivaldi's mother and her adviser decide to do after Vivaldi has left her apartments in Chapter 4?
(a) To go to pray for Vivaldi's soul.
(b) To prepare a feast for Vivaldi and Ellena.
(c) To flee the country together.
(d) To not confine their efforts to mere remonstrances.

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

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

9. What does Vivaldi ascertain after observing his mother's adviser?
(a) His mother is having an affair with him.
(b) The adviser is plotting to kill his mother.
(c) He is not the man plaguing him.
(d) The adviser is very ill.

10. Where is the church in which Vincentio di Vivaldi sees Ellena di Rosalba in Chapter 1?
(a) Sicily.
(b) The suburbs of Venice.
(c) Rome.
(d) San Lorenzo.

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

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

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

14. What befalls Ellena at the start of Chapter 16?
(a) A fever.
(b) Amnesia.
(c) The bubonic plague.
(d) Homesickness.

15. What does Ellena beg Vivaldi not to do when their wedding is interrupted and she is seized by the intruders?
(a) Leave her.
(b) Forget about her.
(c) Love her any longer.
(d) Follow her.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What causes Ellena to wonder if Olivia had similar circumstances?

4. What does Vivaldi suspect is the cause of death in the investigation?

5. What does Vivaldi demand to be done in Chapter 16?

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