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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. In Chapter 30, why does Olivia say she was persecuted by the abbess of San Stefano?
(a) Her manner of speaking.
(b) Her faith.
(c) Aiding Ellena's escape.
(d) Incompletion of duties.

2. What do the nuns try and do for Ellena when she arrives at the convent in Chapter 25?
(a) Take her to a doctor.
(b) Make her sing for them.
(c) Take her to Vivaldi.
(d) Dispel her sorrow.

3. Where does Schedoni deposit Ellena in Chapter 22?
(a) A local convent.
(b) A friend's house.
(c) An abandoned farmhouse.
(d) A prison cell.

4. What causes Ellena to fear for Schedoni while he is chasing Spalatro?
(a) She sees Schedoni fall down.
(b) She realizes Schedoni is unarmed.
(c) She hears Schedoni scream.
(d) She sees another man chasing Schedoni.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ellena feel about Sister Olivia of San Stefano in Chapter 25?

2. What does Vivaldi expect to happen when he meets the Chief Officer?

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

4. What does Schedoni admit about Nicola in Chapter 28?

5. In Chapter 28, how are Schedoni and Father Ansaldo questioned?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Who are the two people the Tribunal summons at the start of Chapter 28, how are they questioned, and what do they testify to?

4. What does Olivia tell Ellena about their relationship and the character of Schedoni?

5. On her deathbed, what does the Marchesa confess to and state is her dying wish?

6. What does Ellena fear when Beatrice visits her, and who does Beatrice tell her has died?

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

8. Where is Ellena taken in Chapter 18, into whose care is she given, and how is she treated by this person?

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

10. Describe what happens when Schedoni, Ellena, and their guide come upon a deserted village.

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