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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 5: Chapter 9, 10 and 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Schedoni do when Vivaldi questions him?
(a) Charges Vivaldi with a sword.
(b) Answers his questions fully.
(c) Ignores his questions.
(d) Flees the church.

2. What can Ellena not help doing when Vivaldi joins her in song?
(a) Covering her ears.
(b) Crying.
(c) Smiling.
(d) Running away.

3. Who does Vivaldi join when he nears a convent to avoid suspicion?
(a) A traveling band.
(b) The circus.
(c) A group of pilgrims.
(d) A military legion.

4. What is Ellena's reaction when she sees Vivaldi after refusing to accept the veil at the convent of San Stefano?
(a) She faints.
(b) She bursts into song.
(c) She turns her back to him.
(d) She flees the convent.

5. What does Vivaldi accuse his mother's adviser of in Chapter 4?
(a) Slandering Ellena to his mother.
(b) Being a thief.
(c) Stealing Vivaldi's music.
(d) Spying on the Vivaldi family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Ellena on the morning she is to leave for the convent at Santa Maria della Pieta?

2. What does Vivaldi's friend suggest he do near the end of Chapter 1?

3. What does Vivaldi learn when he arrives at the convent?

4. How does Ellena decide to endure her suffering?

5. What attracts Vincentio di Vivaldi to Ellena di Rosalba at first?

(see the answer key)

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