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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What do Vivaldi's mother and her adviser decide to do after Vivaldi has left her apartments in Chapter 4?
2. What does Vivaldi suspect is the cause of death in the investigation?
3. What is the warning Vivaldi receives upon returning to the villa in Chapter 3?
4. What does Vivaldi learn when he arrives at the convent?
5. Why is Vivaldi's mother displeased with her son when she returns to her apartment?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Ellena fear when she attends the concert in Chapter 12, and how are her fears assuaged?
2. Where does Vivaldi locate Ellena, and what is her reaction when she sees him in Chapter 11?
3. After seeing Ellena taken away during their marriage ceremony, where does Vivaldi demand to be sent, and for what reason does he make this demand?
4. How does Ellena react to Vivaldi's attempts to draw her attention in Chapter 1?
5. What does the monk warn Vivaldi against in Chapter 1 and why?
6. What happens when Ellena agrees to marry Vivaldi?
7. After leaving the shepherd's farm, where does Vivaldi seek lodging for himself and Ellena, and what does he hope to obtain while there?
8. What does Schedoni suggest as a punishment for Ellena for her relationship with Vivaldi, and what is the Marchesa's reaction to his suggestion?
9. What happens to Ellena as she prepares to depart for the convent of Santa Maria della Pieta?
10. Where does the funeral for Signora di Bianchi take place and what invitation is extended to Ellena there?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How does Vivaldi change throughout the novel? Detail the changes he makes and the reasons behind those changes.
Essay Topic 2
What does Ellena discover about her family in "The Italian"?
Essay Topic 3
What role does social class play in "The Italian"? What different classes are represented and by which characters?
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