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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. When questioned, what does Paulo assert about his master in Chapter 26?
2. In Chapter 26, what does the monk tell Vivaldi he will witness during the next day's questioning?
3. Whose confession does Father Ansaldo relate to the tribunal?
4. Who helps dispel Olivia's despondency in Chapter 30?
5. What information does the tribunal want from the mysterious monk in Chapter 28?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Olivia tell Ellena about their relationship and the character of Schedoni?
2. Where do the Benedictines take Vivaldi and Paulo in Chapter 17 and whom do they turn them over to?
3. What does the monk accuse Ellena of when she appeals for protection in Chapter 19, and who does she realize the monk is?
4. 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?
5. What causes Ellena to be unable to sleep in her cell, and how is this possible?
6. What does Ellena suspect when Spaltaro brings her breakfast, and what does she do because of this suspicion?
7. Who appears in Chapter 29 to testify against Schedoni, and what do they verify?
8. Describe what happens when Schedoni, Ellena, and their guide come upon a deserted village.
9. What does the guide tell Schedoni about Spaltaro in Chapter 23, and what does Schedoni do in response?
10. How does Vivaldi feel about the monk's tale that he relates to the Tribunal, and what does the monk do in response?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What does Ellena discover about her family in "The Italian"?
Essay Topic 2
How does the third person point-of-view enhance or inhibit the story? How would the novel be different if a different point of view were used?
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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