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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 Schedoni do when Vivaldi questions him?
(a) Charges Vivaldi with a sword.
(b) Answers his questions fully.
(c) Ignores his questions.
(d) Flees the church.

2. What does Vivaldi suspect is the cause of death in the investigation?
(a) Strangulation.
(b) Suicide.
(c) Poison.
(d) Old age.

3. What does Paulo fear about the man he and Vivaldi are hunting?
(a) He is carrying disease.
(b) He is of supernatural origins.
(c) He is a government spy.
(d) He is Vivaldi's uncle.

4. What does Vivaldi accuse his mother's adviser of in Chapter 4?
(a) Spying on the Vivaldi family.
(b) Slandering Ellena to his mother.
(c) Stealing Vivaldi's music.
(d) Being a thief.

5. What attracts Vincentio di Vivaldi to Ellena di Rosalba at first?
(a) Her charming demeanor.
(b) Her eyes.
(c) The size of her wallet.
(d) Her singing voice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Ellena enchanted by on the fifth day of her captivity at the convent of San Stefano?

2. Who does Olivia tell Ellena she resembles?

3. What causes Ellena to wonder if Olivia had similar circumstances?

4. What unforgivable sin is Ellena accused of in Chapter 6?

5. What does Vivaldi question Paulo about in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Schedoni and the Marchesa di Vivaldi decide to do based on Schedoni's exaggerated story of his confrontation with Vivaldi?

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

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

5. What does Beatrice believe about the Signora's death, and what does Vivaldi do in response to this?

6. What does Schedoni suggest as a punishment for Ellena for her relationship with Vivaldi, and what is the Marchesa's reaction to his suggestion?

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

8. Who does Vivaldi find when he returns home to see his mother, and what does he accuse this person of?

9. What is Ellena's reaction when she learns how Vivaldi's parents feel about her?

10. What happens when Ellena agrees to marry Vivaldi?

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