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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 24 what does the Marchesa di Vivaldi ask Schedoni about Ellena?
(a) How she escaped.
(b) Whether she has paid her debt to justice.
(c) Whether she is safe.
(d) If he believes her to be a good match for her son.

2. What realization does Schedoni come to that causes him agony and remorse?
(a) He believes he is Ellena's father.
(b) He has lost all his money.
(c) Ellena has committed suicide.
(d) Ellena has killed his dog.

3. The monk discusses a confession with Vivaldi in Vivaldi's cell in Chapter 25. Where is that confession made?
(a) A police station.
(b) The church in Santa Maria dell Pieta.
(c) Vivaldi's hometown.
(d) A cave in the hills.

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

5. In Chapter 28, how are Schedoni and Father Ansaldo questioned?
(a) In the town square.
(b) While being tortured.
(c) Separately and together with Vivaldi.
(d) Over a fine meal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Marchesa believe changed Schedoni's opinion of Ellena?

2. In Chapter 26, what does the monk tell Vivaldi he will witness during the next day's questioning?

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

4. What is Vivaldi questioned about during the Inquisition's fourth questioning?

5. What does Schedoni question the guide about after a sleepless night in Chapter 23?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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