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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Schedoni promise to do when Ellena asks about Vivaldi in Chapter 23?
(a) To tell Vivaldi she is safe.
(b) To bring him immediately to her.
(c) To have him arrested.
(d) To acquaint her with anything he hears about Vivaldi.

2. What are the guards' stipulations to allow Paulo to stay with Vivaldi, at the trial in Chapter 29?
(a) He must remain silent.
(b) He must kneel the entire time.
(c) He must transcribe the trial.
(d) He must testify as well.

3. In Chapter 30, who does Olivia reveal to Ellena that she is?
(a) A famous actress.
(b) The spirit of Beatrice.
(c) Her cousin.
(d) Her mother.

4. How does Vivaldi gain Paulo an indulgence at the close of Chapter 29?
(a) By offering several other testimonies.
(b) With a bribe.
(c) Through prayer.
(d) By begging profusely.

5. What does the Marchesa believe changed Schedoni's opinion of Ellena?
(a) A bribe from Vivaldi.
(b) He has fallen in love with Ellena.
(c) A conversation with a priest.
(d) He has become mentally ill.

6. 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) Whether she has paid her debt to justice.
(c) Whether she is safe.
(d) How she escaped.

7. What causes Ellena to consider relinquishing the world to join the convent in Chapter 25?
(a) A letter Sister Olivia wrote her.
(b) Fear of abuse by Vivaldi.
(c) Dismay at the Marchesa di Vivaldi's character.
(d) A chance to sing in their choir.

8. What event is happening in Rome in Chapter 17?
(a) A musical concert.
(b) A carnival.
(c) A riot.
(d) A crucifixion.

9. What does Vivaldi relate to the tribunal even though he doesn't believe it?
(a) The monk's tale.
(b) The story of the deserted town they passed on their journey.
(c) Ellena's death.
(d) That he will be set free.

10. What do the nuns try and do for Ellena when she arrives at the convent in Chapter 25?
(a) Dispel her sorrow.
(b) Take her to Vivaldi.
(c) Make her sing for them.
(d) Take her to a doctor.

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

12. Where does Schedoni deposit Ellena in Chapter 22?
(a) An abandoned farmhouse.
(b) A prison cell.
(c) A friend's house.
(d) A local convent.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the tribunal refuse to reveal to Vivaldi in Chapter 17?

2. In Chapter 19, what is Spalatro shocked to see Ellena do?

3. Who does Ellena think saved her from Spaltaro?

4. What prevented Signora Bianchi from telling Ellena about her family?

5. What does Schedoni claim Vivaldi has been saved from in Chapter 24?

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