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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ellena do upon discovering the monk's identity?
(a) Cries out in horror.
(b) Laughs uncontrollably.
(c) Faints to the ground.
(d) Weeps joyously.

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

3. What does Schedoni seek from the Marchesa di Vivaldi in Chapter 21?
(a) Mercy and forgiveness.
(b) A pay raise.
(c) Her hand in marriage.
(d) Approbation for the union between Vivaldi and Ellena.

4. What does Schedoni reveal to Vivaldi at the end of the trial?
(a) He knows an escape route.
(b) Vivaldi's parents are to be killed.
(c) The meaning of life.
(d) He is Ellena's father.

5. Who does Ellena suspect Spalatro is?
(a) An agent of the Marchesa di Vivaldi.
(b) A hired assassin.
(c) A government spy.
(d) Her brother.

6. In Chapter 24 what does the Marchesa di Vivaldi ask Schedoni about Ellena?
(a) How she escaped.
(b) Whether she has paid her debt to justice.
(c) Whether she is safe.
(d) If he believes her to be a good match for her son.

7. What prevented Signora Bianchi from telling Ellena about her family?
(a) A sign from God.
(b) Her death.
(c) A bribe from Vivaldi's parents.
(d) A pact with Count di Bruno.

8. When questioned, what does Paulo assert about his master in Chapter 26?
(a) His guilt.
(b) His love for Ellena.
(c) His insanity.
(d) His innocence.

9. What stops Schedoni from harming Ellena in Chapter 20?
(a) A letter from Vivaldi.
(b) A heartfelt plea from Ellena.
(c) A portrait in her possession.
(d) The spirit of God.

10. What does the Marchese agree to do to please his son in Chapter 31?
(a) Have Schedoni killed.
(b) Flee the country.
(c) Buy him a new guitar.
(d) Marry him and Ellena.

11. What is the response of the monk Ellena appeals to for protection?
(a) He vows to pray for her.
(b) He offers his protection.
(c) He laughs in her face.
(d) He tells her life is not worth saving and accuses her of slattery.

12. In Chapter 18, what does Ellena's room contain that she is unaware of?
(a) A large spider.
(b) The ghost of her aunt.
(c) A noiseless door.
(d) A colony of fire ants.

13. What is Vivaldi questioned about during the Inquisition's fourth questioning?
(a) Ellena's whereabouts.
(b) His whereabouts the previous night.
(c) Insulting Schedoni.
(d) His religious beliefs.

14. What does Ellena request from Spalatro?
(a) A rosary.
(b) A lamp.
(c) Food and water.
(d) Her freedom.

15. What is the only way Vivaldi claims to know Schedoni in Chapter 28?
(a) As a servant.
(b) Through a friend.
(c) As a musical star.
(d) As a monk.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schedoni promise to do when Ellena asks about Vivaldi in Chapter 23?

2. What time of day do Vivaldi and Paulo enter Rome?

3. Who does Olivia state Schedoni is in Chapter 30?

4. Where are Vivaldi and Paulo taken at the beginning of Chapter 17?

5. What do the nuns try and do for Ellena when she arrives at the convent in Chapter 25?

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