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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. Where do Vivaldi and Paulo end up after pursuing the figure in the monastery?
2. What choice is given to Ellena in Chapter 8?
3. What do Vivaldi's mother and her adviser decide to do after Vivaldi has left her apartments in Chapter 4?
4. What is Schedoni worried about when Marchesa says," We are betrayed"?
5. What causes Vivaldi to believe he has been betrayed in Chapter 12?
Short Essay Questions
1. Where does Schedoni plan to send Ellena in Chapter 10 and on whose appeal is he acting?
2. What does Schedoni suggest as a punishment for Ellena for her relationship with Vivaldi, and what is the Marchesa's reaction to his suggestion?
3. What happens that causes Vivaldi to rush to Ellena's house, and what does he find there?
4. How do Vivaldi's parents feel about his courting attempts?
5. What happens when Ellena agrees to marry Vivaldi?
6. What does the monk warn Vivaldi against in Chapter 1 and why?
7. What does Vivaldi find when he returns to Ellena's house in Chapter 9, and what does this cause him to suspect?
8. Where do Vivaldi and Ellena hide after she has escaped, and who does Vivaldi's servant report is approaching?
9. Describe how Vivaldi feels when he first sees Ellena in Chapter 1.
10. Where does Vivaldi locate Ellena, and what is her reaction when she sees him in Chapter 11?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What events lead to the Marchese di Vivaldi promoting his son's marriage to Ellena di Rosalba?
Essay Topic 2
What role does social class play in "The Italian"? What different classes are represented and by which characters?
Essay Topic 3
Investigate "The Italian" as Gothic fiction. How does it adhere to and differ from the typical Gothic novel? What changes could be made to mark it more clearly as Gothic fiction? What changes could be made to prevent critics from classifying the novel as Gothic fiction?
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