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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 strikes Schedoni about the play Virginia?
(a) The horrible performance of the actors.
(b) He wrote a similar play.
(c) The lead actress favors Ellena.
(d) It involves a father murdering his daughter.

2. What does Vivaldi receive in return for relating the monk's words to the tribunal?
(a) Bread and water.
(b) A severe lashing.
(c) Immediate release.
(d) A promise he won't be tortured.

3. What prevented Signora Bianchi from telling Ellena about her family?
(a) A bribe from Vivaldi's parents.
(b) A sign from God.
(c) Her death.
(d) A pact with Count di Bruno.

4. Who does the court of the Inquisition remind Vivaldi they are merciful to in Chapter 17?
(a) True love.
(b) The extremely rich.
(c) The very talented.
(d) Those who confess.

5. In Chapter 24, what does the Marchesa believe after hearing details about Ellena's family?
(a) They should be written into a book.
(b) That Schedoni has been taken in by Ellena's lies.
(c) Her son should marry Ellena immediately.
(d) She would like to hear the details from Ellena for herself.

Short Answer Questions

1. What realization does Schedoni come to that causes him agony and remorse?

2. What causes Ellena to fear for Schedoni while he is chasing Spalatro?

3. Where does Schedoni deposit Ellena in Chapter 22?

4. What does Schedoni reveal to Vivaldi at the end of the trial?

5. Who did Olivia correspond regularly with in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are Vivaldi and Paulo questioned in Chapter 26, and how do they both reply?

2. After being sentenced to death, what does Schedoni reveal to Vivaldi, and how does Vivaldi receive the news?

3. Who appears in Chapter 29 to testify against Schedoni, and what do they verify?

4. What does Schedoni report to the Marchesa di Vivaldi, and what does she believe has happened?

5. What causes Ellena to be unable to sleep in her cell, and how is this possible?

6. How does the mysterious monk assert himself to Vivaldi during his imprisonment and questioning?

7. What makes Ellena's idea, to be taken to the church of Santa Maria della Pieta, appear more attractive to Schedoni, and what is Ellena's reaction when he agrees to her idea?

8. What does Ellena suspect when Spaltaro brings her breakfast, and what does she do because of this suspicion?

9. What happens to Ellena while at the convent of Santa Maria della Pieta and prevents her from staying there permanently?

10. What does the guide tell Schedoni about Spaltaro in Chapter 23, and what does Schedoni do in response?

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