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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ellena realize about love at the end of Chapter 6?
(a) It is the most powerful affection of her heart.
(b) She has never felt it before.
(c) It is a myth.
(d) It is unattainable.

2. What happens to Ellena on the morning she is to leave for the convent at Santa Maria della Pieta?
(a) She is confronted by Vivaldi's mother.
(b) She discovers a letter from her father.
(c) She is kidnapped by three masked men.
(d) She falls down the steps.

3. What does Vivaldi learn about Ellena's past in Chapter 1?
(a) Her parents were criminals.
(b) She is an orphan.
(c) She is extremely rich.
(d) She is a princess.

4. After talking to Beatrice, what does Vivaldi not want her to mention to Ellena?
(a) Beatrice's suspicions regarding Signora Bianchi's death.
(b) Beatrice's suspicions regarding his plot to burn down the villa.
(c) Beatrice's suspicions regarding his true feelings about her.
(d) Beatrice's suspicions regarding the disease he has contracted.

5. When Paulo tells him of the man in white garb, who does Vivaldi think the man is?
(a) The man who is plaguing him.
(b) Paulo's father.
(c) An angel sent from God.
(d) A famous painter.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Ellena hesitant to continue her relationship with Vivaldi?

2. Who is Vivaldi searching for while hiding in Chapter 13?

3. What does Schedoni do when Vivaldi questions him?

4. Who does Olivia tell Ellena she resembles?

5. What does Olivia suggest Ellena do to avoid further abuse?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Olivia do to help Ellena while she is held captive in Chapter 8?

2. How does Ellena react to Vivaldi's attempts to draw her attention in Chapter 1?

3. What does Olivia suggest that Ellena do and why?

4. What does Schedoni suggest as a punishment for Ellena for her relationship with Vivaldi, and what is the Marchesa's reaction to his suggestion?

5. What does Ellena fear when she attends the concert in Chapter 12, and how are her fears assuaged?

6. What happens to Vivaldi and Paulo when they pursue the mysterious monk?

7. Who does Vivaldi find when he returns home to see his mother, and what does he accuse this person of?

8. What happens when Ellena agrees to marry Vivaldi?

9. What happens to Ellena as she prepares to depart for the convent of Santa Maria della Pieta?

10. What happens that causes Vivaldi to rush to Ellena's house, and what does he find there?

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