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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. Who did Olivia correspond regularly with in Chapter 30?

2. In Chapter 21, what does Schedoni resolve to do for fear of being questioned by the Marchesa di Vivaldi?

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

4. What does Spaltaro allow Ellena to do before dinner?

5. What is Vivaldi questioned about during the Inquisition's fourth questioning?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Vivaldi refuse to tell the Tribunal of the Inquisition, and how is his refusal met?

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. Why does Ellena believe that Schedoni came to save her from Spaltaro?

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

8. What does Olivia tell Ellena about their relationship and the character of Schedoni?

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

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

Choose one of the main themes in this novel and detail its recurrences throughout the novel. What does it add to the novel? How does it affect the difference characters?

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Vivaldi and Schedoni. How are their relationships with Ellena similar and different?

Essay Topic 3

How are the different symbols used throughout the novel to represent abstract concepts? Detail and explain how the symbols are used to describe certain abstract concepts and which concepts they describe.

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