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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 does Schedoni question the guide about after a sleepless night in Chapter 23?
(a) Spalatro.
(b) A remedy for insomnia.
(c) The day's weather.
(d) His opinion of Ellena.

2. In Chapter 18, where does Ellena's journey take her?
(a) Her hometown.
(b) The plains of Apulia.
(c) Vivaldi's family home.
(d) An abandoned building.

3. What does the sentinel do when Vivaldi questions him about the visitor in his cell?
(a) Slaps Vivaldi in the face.
(b) He says it was a ghost.
(c) Laughs harshly.
(d) He denies anyone was there.

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

5. What does the narrator say about Schedoni that would have made Ellena join the convent immediately if she had known the truth?
(a) He instructed her to serve God.
(b) His place in the hierarchy of the Church.
(c) A letter she received from him.
(d) His true character.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the guide tell them about the deserted village in Chapter 22?

2. What is the response of the monk Ellena appeals to for protection?

3. What does the Marchese agree to do to please his son in Chapter 31?

4. What does Ellena urge Schedoni to do after seeing Spalatro wounded?

5. What strikes Schedoni about the play Virginia?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. Why is Ellena distressed when Schedoni shares where he plans to deposit her for safety, and what does she suggest as an alternative?

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

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

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

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

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