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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 28, what does the assassin's confession prove?
(a) Schedoni is innocent.
(b) Count di Bruno plotted his brother's murder.
(c) Nicola played no part in this.
(d) Ellena is dead.

2. What does Schedoni instruct Spaltaro to do to Ellena in Chapter 20?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Set her free.
(c) Marry her.
(d) Make sure she has food.

3. In Chapter 24, what does the Marchesa believe after hearing details about Ellena's family?
(a) She would like to hear the details from Ellena for herself.
(b) Her son should marry Ellena immediately.
(c) That Schedoni has been taken in by Ellena's lies.
(d) They should be written into a book.

4. What is the Marchesa's dying wish in Chapter 31?
(a) That her husband consent to Vivaldi's and Ellena's wedding.
(b) To see Schedoni's face.
(c) She be buried in Rome.
(d) To see the home where she was born.

5. What does Schedoni do every time the guide mentions Spalatro?
(a) Interrupt him.
(b) Laugh uncontrollably.
(c) Slap him in the head.
(d) Weep profusely.

6. What does Schedoni learn was the fate of the village of the Barone di Cambrusca?
(a) It was destroyed in an earthquake.
(b) It was destroyed by a flood.
(c) It was burned down by rebels.
(d) It became the richest village in Italy.

7. Who was once the Count Di Bruno?
(a) Vivaldi.
(b) Spaltaro.
(c) Schedoni.
(d) Bonarmo.

8. What does Schedoni give the guide before he dismisses him?
(a) Food for his journey.
(b) A sack of gold.
(c) A stiletto.
(d) A firm handshake.

9. Who helps dispel Olivia's despondency in Chapter 30?
(a) A street preacher.
(b) Vivaldi.
(c) The abbess and nuns of Santa Maria della Pieta.
(d) A beggar on the road.

10. What does Schedoni admit about Nicola in Chapter 28?
(a) He was his agent in a plot against Vivaldi.
(b) He is his father.
(c) He tried to murder him.
(d) He has never seen him before.

11. In Chapter 28, how are Schedoni and Father Ansaldo questioned?
(a) In the town square.
(b) While being tortured.
(c) Over a fine meal.
(d) Separately and together with Vivaldi.

12. What does Schedoni lock himself in his room to do in Chapter 20?
(a) Meditate on his scheme.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Pray for forgiveness.
(d) Write a letter to Vivaldi.

13. What frightens Ellena several times during the night in Chapter 18?
(a) Nightmares.
(b) The darkness.
(c) A figure approaching the bed.
(d) The screams of other prisoners.

14. What does Spaltaro allow Ellena to do before dinner?
(a) Walk on the beach.
(b) Write to Vivaldi.
(c) Pray in a chapel.
(d) Take a bath.

15. What does Vivaldi receive in return for relating the monk's words to the tribunal?
(a) A promise he won't be tortured.
(b) Bread and water.
(c) Immediate release.
(d) A severe lashing.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 30, why does Olivia say she was persecuted by the abbess of San Stefano?

2. What strikes Schedoni about the play Virginia?

3. What is the only way Vivaldi claims to know Schedoni in Chapter 28?

4. What does the Marchesa believe changed Schedoni's opinion of Ellena?

5. What does the Marchese agree to do to please his son in Chapter 31?

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