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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section 7: Chapter 14, 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What benefit does Ellena gain after meeting Olivia?
(a) A large cask of wine.
(b) A room with a beautiful view.
(c) A letter from Vivaldi.
(d) Access to forbidden fruit.

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

3. Who is escorting Ellena di Rosalba in Chapter 1?
(a) Signora Bianchi.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) The Friar.

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

5. Where is the villa where Ellena and her escort live?
(a) Altieri.
(b) Next to the church.
(c) Venice.
(d) Rome.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Vivaldi visit upon returning home in Chapter 4?

2. What does the Marchesa want avoided in carrying out Ellena's punishment?

3. What bad news does Vivaldi discover upon entering Ellena's house in Chapter 3?

4. What does Vivaldi question Paulo about in Chapter 7?

5. What causes Vivaldi to believe he has been betrayed in Chapter 12?

(see the answer key)

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