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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. What will no one tell Vivaldi about the mysterious monk in Chapter 26?

2. What does Ellena suspect of her breakfast in Chapter 19?

3. What does the Marchesa believe changed Schedoni's opinion of Ellena?

4. Who did the ancient servant that testified in the trial in Chapter 29 work for?

5. What does Ellena fear when she is visited by Beatrice in Chapter 30?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Ellena distressed when Schedoni shares where he plans to deposit her for safety, and what does she suggest as an alternative?

2. What does Vivaldi refuse to tell the Tribunal of the Inquisition, and how is his refusal met?

3. Where is Ellena taken in Chapter 18, into whose care is she given, and how is she treated by this person?

4. What does Ellena fear when Beatrice visits her, and who does Beatrice tell her has died?

5. What makes Ellena's idea, to be taken to the church of Santa Maria della Pieta, appear more attractive to Schedoni, and what is Ellena's reaction when he agrees to her idea?

6. What does Schedoni find out about his relationship to Ellena, and what does he do when he receives this news?

7. How does Vivaldi feel about the monk's tale that he relates to the Tribunal, and what does the monk do in response?

8. Why does Ellena believe that Schedoni came to save her from Spaltaro?

9. What happens to Ellena while at the convent of Santa Maria della Pieta and prevents her from staying there permanently?

10. What does Schedoni report to the Marchesa di Vivaldi, and what does she believe has happened?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How is foreshadowing used in "The Italian"? Choose one major instance of foreshadowing and follow it through the book, finishing with how the event is fulfilled.

Essay Topic 2

Describe the relationship between Ellena and Vivaldi as it progresses through the novel.

Essay Topic 3

What events lead to the Marchese di Vivaldi promoting his son's marriage to Ellena di Rosalba?

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