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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. How does Ellena feel about Sister Olivia of San Stefano in Chapter 25?
(a) She will soon die.
(b) She loves her most of all the nuns.
(c) She has a bitter hatred for her.
(d) She should leave the convent to marry Schedoni.

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

3. What stops Schedoni from harming Ellena in Chapter 20?
(a) A heartfelt plea from Ellena.
(b) A letter from Vivaldi.
(c) A portrait in her possession.
(d) The spirit of God.

4. In Chapter 18, what does Ellena's room contain that she is unaware of?
(a) A colony of fire ants.
(b) A large spider.
(c) A noiseless door.
(d) The ghost of her aunt.

5. What does the guide tell them about the deserted village in Chapter 22?
(a) He killed all the villagers.
(b) They should avoid it at all costs.
(c) A creepy story about the Barone.
(d) It was once his hometown.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Schedoni lock himself in his room to do in Chapter 20?

2. What does Schedoni believe his first step must be in obtaining his desires in Chapter 21?

3. What causes Ellena to consider relinquishing the world to join the convent in Chapter 25?

4. What led to the Bruno family's poverty?

5. What does the tribunal refuse to reveal to Vivaldi in Chapter 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Schedoni decide would be in his best interest, after finding out he is Ellena's father, and what does he see as the first step?

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

3. Who does Ellena run into in a cloister of people, and what does this person reveal to Ellena in Chapter 30?

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

5. What does the monk accuse Ellena of when she appeals for protection in Chapter 19, and who does she realize the monk is?

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

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

8. What does Schedoni find out about his relationship to Ellena, and what does he do when he receives this news?

9. What happens when Vivaldi asks the jailer to capture the monk, and what other tale does he tell the tribunal?

10. 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?

(see the answer keys)

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