View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was once the Count Di Bruno?
(a) Schedoni.
(b) Vivaldi.
(c) Bonarmo.
(d) Spaltaro.

2. Who does the monk tell Vivaldi to summon during the trial?
(a) Ellena.
(b) The Marchesa di Vivaldi.
(c) Father Ansaldo.
(d) The spirit of God.

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

4. What does Ellena suspect of her breakfast in Chapter 19?
(a) It will be delicious.
(b) It is her last meal.
(c) It is poisoned.
(d) It contains a message from Vivaldi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 19, what is Spalatro shocked to see Ellena do?

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

3. What does the Marchesa di Vivaldi confess on her deathbed?

4. What will no one tell Vivaldi about the mysterious monk in Chapter 26?

5. What does Schedoni give the guide before he dismisses him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Vivaldi feel about the monk's tale that he relates to the Tribunal, and what does the monk do in response?

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

4. In Chapter 20, who is Schedoni revealed to be, and why has he striven to be in the Marchesa's good graces?

5. Where do the Benedictines take Vivaldi and Paulo in Chapter 17 and whom do they turn them over to?

6. Who is the mysterious monk, and what does he claim is true about Schedoni, and what does he produce to verify his story?

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

8. 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?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 875 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample