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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Ellena enchanted by on the fifth day of her captivity at the convent of San Stefano?
(a) A nun singing hymns.
(b) The spirit of the devil.
(c) Vivaldi's servant Paulo.
(d) The dark haired man she is to marry.

2. In Chapter 12 what does Ellena fear during the concert?
(a) She has lost her singing ability.
(b) Recognition.
(c) She has forgotten something important.
(d) The roof will cave in.

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

4. What benefit does Ellena gain after meeting Olivia?
(a) A letter from Vivaldi.
(b) Access to forbidden fruit.
(c) A room with a beautiful view.
(d) A large cask of wine.

5. What is promised the Marchesa for punishing Ellena?
(a) Canonization.
(b) A royal position.
(c) Absolution and protection from the Church.
(d) Wealth beyond measure.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Schedoni plot to send Ellena?

2. What does Vivaldi learn about Ellena's past in Chapter 1?

3. What does Schedoni do when Vivaldi questions him?

4. Where does Vivaldi find lodging for Ellena in Chapter 13?

5. Why does Ellena admonish the abbess?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Ellena fear when she attends the concert in Chapter 12, and how are her fears assuaged?

2. How does Ellena react to Vivaldi's attempts to draw her attention in Chapter 1?

3. After seeing Ellena taken away during their marriage ceremony, where does Vivaldi demand to be sent, and for what reason does he make this demand?

4. What does the monk warn Vivaldi against in Chapter 1 and why?

5. Where does the funeral for Signora di Bianchi take place and what invitation is extended to Ellena there?

6. How do Vivaldi's parents feel about his courting attempts?

7. What does Olivia suggest that Ellena do and why?

8. What does Vivaldi find when he returns to Ellena's house in Chapter 9, and what does this cause him to suspect?

9. What choice is given to Ellena by the abbess on Chapter 8, and what is her response?

10. What is Signora Bianchi's reaction when Vivaldi states his desire to marry Ellena?

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