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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. Why is Vivaldi advised not to pursue Ellena?
(a) Ellena is already married.
(b) He cannot afford a wedding ring.
(c) Ellena is not interested.
(d) His family would be averse to such a union.

2. Why does Vivaldi hope to locate a priest in Chapter 13?
(a) To have an immediate marriage to Ellena.
(b) To get a monetary loan.
(c) To confess his sins.
(d) For protection.

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

4. Near the end of Chapter 3, what does Ellena promise to tell Vivaldi the following week?
(a) The location of a buried treasure.
(b) Who her parents are.
(c) Her real name.
(d) Her decision about marriage.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why is Vivaldi's mother displeased with her son when she returns to her apartment?

4. Why does Vivaldi question pursuing Ellena?

5. What does Ellena beg Vivaldi not to do when their wedding is interrupted and she is seized by the intruders?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where does Vivaldi locate Ellena, and what is her reaction when she sees him in Chapter 11?

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

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

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

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

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

8. 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?

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

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

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