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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

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

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

7. 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.

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

9. Why is Vivaldi advised not to pursue Ellena?
(a) Ellena is not interested.
(b) His family would be averse to such a union.
(c) He cannot afford a wedding ring.
(d) Ellena is already married.

10. Who tells Vivaldi he has been betrayed?
(a) Ellena.
(b) Jeronimo.
(c) An aged friar.
(d) His cousin.

11. What does the friar offer to send the travelers?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) An extraordinary confession.
(c) A satchel of money.
(d) A religious relic.

12. What is Vivaldi convinced of by his interview with his mother in Chapter 9?
(a) She and her secret admirer conspired to kidnap Ellena.
(b) Her innocence.
(c) Ellena has no feelings for him.
(d) He should flee his parent's house.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Vivaldi's mother displeased with her son when she returns to her apartment?

2. What does Vivaldi accuse his mother's adviser of in Chapter 4?

3. How does Ellena decide to endure her suffering?

4. What does Olivia suggest Ellena do to avoid further abuse?

5. What do Vivaldi's mother and her adviser decide to do after Vivaldi has left her apartments in Chapter 4?

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