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

2. What happens to Ellena on the morning she is to leave for the convent at Santa Maria della Pieta?
(a) She falls down the steps.
(b) She is confronted by Vivaldi's mother.
(c) She is kidnapped by three masked men.
(d) She discovers a letter from her father.

3. Where is the villa where Ellena and her escort live?
(a) Next to the church.
(b) Altieri.
(c) Rome.
(d) Venice.

4. What does Vivaldi's father claim on the subject of Ellena's disappearance?
(a) Ignorance of the matter.
(b) He was the mastermind of the operation.
(c) That she has not disappeared.
(d) It was his son's fault.

5. What bad news does Vivaldi discover upon entering Ellena's house in Chapter 3?
(a) Ellena has another suitor.
(b) Her aunt has died.
(c) Ellena has fled the country.
(d) The house has burned to the ground.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Vivaldi suspect is plaguing him in Chapter 3?

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

3. What benefit does Ellena gain after meeting Olivia?

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

5. In Chapter 3, what does Ellena finally acknowledge Vivaldi as?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

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

10. Describe how Vivaldi feels when he first sees Ellena in Chapter 1.

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