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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 the Marchesa believe changed Schedoni's opinion of Ellena?
(a) He has fallen in love with Ellena.
(b) A bribe from Vivaldi.
(c) He has become mentally ill.
(d) A conversation with a priest.

2. What is Vivaldi told when he summons the jailer to detain the monk in Chapter 27?
(a) It is a pistol shot.
(b) It is a barking dog.
(c) That no one is near him.
(d) To be silent.

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

4. What does Schedoni believe his first step must be in obtaining his desires in Chapter 21?
(a) Killing the Marchesa di Vivaldi.
(b) Freeing Vivaldi.
(c) Fleeing the country.
(d) Capturing Spaltaro.

5. Who does the court of the Inquisition remind Vivaldi they are merciful to in Chapter 17?
(a) The extremely rich.
(b) True love.
(c) The very talented.
(d) Those who confess.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivaldi receive in return for relating the monk's words to the tribunal?

2. What does Schedoni seek from the Marchesa di Vivaldi in Chapter 21?

3. Who did the ancient servant that testified in the trial in Chapter 29 work for?

4. What does Schedoni promise to do when Ellena asks about Vivaldi in Chapter 23?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

5. 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?

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

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

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

9. Who appears in Chapter 29 to testify against Schedoni, and what do they verify?

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

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