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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 event is happening in Rome in Chapter 17?

2. What causes Ellena to consider relinquishing the world to join the convent in Chapter 25?

3. What does the sentinel do when Vivaldi questions him about the visitor in his cell?

4. What does the tribunal refuse to reveal to Vivaldi in Chapter 17?

5. What does the Marchese agree to do to please his son in Chapter 31?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Describe what happens when Schedoni, Ellena, and their guide come upon a deserted village.

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

4. What does Schedoni decide would be in his best interest, after finding out he is Ellena's father, and what does he see as the first step?

5. Who are the two people the Tribunal summons at the start of Chapter 28, how are they questioned, and what do they testify to?

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. 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?

9. On her deathbed, what does the Marchesa confess to and state is her dying wish?

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

Which characters are the protagonist and the antagonist? Why are these characters labeled in this way?

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

Who is the mysterious monk, and what are his actions during the novel? How does he enhance the supernatural motif in this novel? How does the revelation of his identity detract from the supernatural elements of the story?

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