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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Vivaldi told when he summons the jailer to detain the monk in Chapter 27?
(a) It is a barking dog.
(b) That no one is near him.
(c) To be silent.
(d) It is a pistol shot.

3. What strikes Schedoni about the play Virginia?
(a) It involves a father murdering his daughter.
(b) The horrible performance of the actors.
(c) He wrote a similar play.
(d) The lead actress favors Ellena.

4. What does Vivaldi expect to happen when he meets the Chief Officer?
(a) He will be tortured.
(b) He will see Ellena.
(c) He will be set free.
(d) He will see his mother.

5. What time of day do Vivaldi and Paulo enter Rome?
(a) Midnight.
(b) Late afternoon.
(c) Noon.
(d) Dusk.

6. Where does the tribunal send Vivaldi at the end of Chapter 27?
(a) To another tribunal.
(b) His hometown.
(c) Back to his cell.
(d) To the dungeon.

7. 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.

8. What does Vivaldi tell the tribunal about the monk in Chapter 27?
(a) The color of his hair.
(b) His location.
(c) That he knows his identity.
(d) That he visited his chamber the night before.

9. What does Ellena fear when she is visited by Beatrice in Chapter 30?
(a) She has come to murder her.
(b) Her son has been murdered.
(c) Vivaldi has been killed.
(d) Further persecution.

10. What does Ellena suspect of her breakfast in Chapter 19?
(a) It contains a message from Vivaldi.
(b) It is her last meal.
(c) It will be delicious.
(d) It is poisoned.

11. What does Ellena urge Schedoni to do after seeing Spalatro wounded?
(a) Depart hastily.
(b) Bring Spalatro on their journey.
(c) Seek a doctor.
(d) Summon a priest to administer last rites.

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

13. Who does Ellena think saved her from Spaltaro?
(a) Bonarmo.
(b) Schedoni.
(c) God.
(d) Vivaldi.

14. What led to the Bruno family's poverty?
(a) Their extravagance.
(b) Habitual gambling.
(c) Robbery.
(d) A large drought.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Schedoni taken into custody at the end of Chapter 28?

2. What does Schedoni admit about Nicola in Chapter 28?

3. What will no one tell Vivaldi about the mysterious monk in Chapter 26?

4. What event is happening in Rome in Chapter 17?

5. How long is Ellena's journey in Chapter 18?

(see the answer keys)

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