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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. Where does Ellena decide to board for sanctuary?

2. What does his father threaten to do if Vivaldi marries Ellena?

3. Where does Vivaldi find lodging in Chapter 13?

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

5. What does the friar offer to send the travelers?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Vivaldi and Ellena hide after she has escaped, and who does Vivaldi's servant report is approaching?

2. What does Olivia tell Ellena about her refusal to accept the veil, and what does she suggest Ellena do?

3. After seeing Ellena taken away during their marriage ceremony, where does Vivaldi demand to be sent, and for what reason does he make this demand?

4. After leaving the shepherd's farm, where does Vivaldi seek lodging for himself and Ellena, and what does he hope to obtain while there?

5. What is Ellena's reaction when she learns how Vivaldi's parents feel about her?

6. What choice is given to Ellena by the abbess on Chapter 8, and what is her response?

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

8. Where does Schedoni plan to send Ellena in Chapter 10 and on whose appeal is he acting?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Vivaldi and Ellena's relationship affect the story?

Essay Topic 2

What does Ellena discover about her family in "The Italian"?

Essay Topic 3

How does the third person point-of-view enhance or inhibit the story? How would the novel be different if a different point of view were used?

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