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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. What does Vivaldi's friend suggest he do near the end of Chapter 1?
(a) Take a long nap.
(b) Leave the country.
(c) Buy Ellena's villa.
(d) Serenade Ellena.

2. Why does Ellena admonish the abbess?
(a) For the lack of food she was given.
(b) For lacking respect for Ellena's precepts of a holy religion.
(c) For the unfair treatment of servants.
(d) The tightness of the bindings holding her.

3. Why does the abbess hint at punishing Ellena?
(a) The chores she has not completed.
(b) Her refusal to accept the veil.
(c) Her snide comments.
(d) Her manner of dress.

4. What does Olivia suggest Ellena do to avoid further abuse?
(a) Escape through the window.
(b) Commit suicide.
(c) Pray to God for forgiveness.
(d) Feign compliance with the abbess.

5. Why does Vivaldi question pursuing Ellena?
(a) The church would excommunicate him.
(b) She has bad breath.
(c) He fears she will murder him.
(d) His mother would not consent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivaldi leave near Ellena during the concert in Chapter 12?

2. What happens to Ellena on the morning she is to leave for the convent at Santa Maria della Pieta?

3. What is Vivaldi urging Ellena to do at the start of Chapter 16?

4. What does Vivaldi's father claim on the subject of Ellena's disappearance?

5. Who does Paulo announce is approaching in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does Schedoni plan to send Ellena in Chapter 10 and on whose appeal is he acting?

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

3. Where do Vivaldi and Ellena hide after she has escaped, and who does Vivaldi's servant report is approaching?

4. Who does Vivaldi believe has betrayed him on his escape plan and why?

5. What does the Marchesa fear her son will do when she hears of Ellena's escape, and who does she summon to confirm the rumor?

6. What does Olivia tell Ellena about her refusal to accept the veil, and what does she suggest Ellena do?

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

8. What happens that causes Vivaldi to rush to Ellena's house, and what does he find there?

9. What happens to Vivaldi and Paulo when they pursue the mysterious monk?

10. What happens to Ellena as she prepares to depart for the convent of Santa Maria della Pieta?

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