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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. Where is the church in which Vincentio di Vivaldi sees Ellena di Rosalba in Chapter 1?
(a) The suburbs of Venice.
(b) Rome.
(c) Sicily.
(d) San Lorenzo.

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

3. What does Olivia leave for Ellena in her room?
(a) A small pet.
(b) A musical instrument.
(c) A new dress.
(d) Several books.

4. Why does Ellena admonish the abbess?
(a) For the lack of food she was given.
(b) For the unfair treatment of servants.
(c) The tightness of the bindings holding her.
(d) For lacking respect for Ellena's precepts of a holy religion.

5. What is the profession of the strange man in the church in the Introduction?
(a) An actor.
(b) An assassin.
(c) A chef.
(d) A police officer.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Vivaldi hear Ellena singing when he returns to the villa alone after Bonarmo refuses to accompany him?

2. Where does Ellena decide to board for sanctuary?

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

4. Why is Vivaldi's mother displeased with her son when she returns to her apartment?

5. Who is escorting Ellena di Rosalba in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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