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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. In Chapter 24 what does the Marchesa di Vivaldi ask Schedoni about Ellena?
2. In Chapter 26, what does the monk tell Vivaldi he will witness during the next day's questioning?
3. What strikes Schedoni about the play Virginia?
4. What does Schedoni instruct Spaltaro to do to Ellena in Chapter 20?
5. How does Vivaldi gain Paulo an indulgence at the close of Chapter 29?
Short Essay Questions
1. On her deathbed, what does the Marchesa confess to and state is her dying wish?
2. What happens to Ellena while at the convent of Santa Maria della Pieta and prevents her from staying there permanently?
3. What does Ellena suspect when Spaltaro brings her breakfast, and what does she do because of this suspicion?
4. Why does Ellena believe that Schedoni came to save her from Spaltaro?
5. What does the monk accuse Ellena of when she appeals for protection in Chapter 19, and who does she realize the monk is?
6. Describe what happens when Schedoni, Ellena, and their guide come upon a deserted village.
7. How are Vivaldi and Paulo questioned in Chapter 26, and how do they both reply?
8. Who are the two people the Tribunal summons at the start of Chapter 28, how are they questioned, and what do they testify to?
9. Where is Ellena taken in Chapter 18, into whose care is she given, and how is she treated by this person?
10. What does Schedoni report to the Marchesa di Vivaldi, and what does she believe has happened?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What role does social class play in "The Italian"? What different classes are represented and by which characters?
Essay Topic 2
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?
Essay Topic 3
How does Vivaldi change throughout the novel? Detail the changes he makes and the reasons behind those changes.
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