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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 does Schedoni seek from the Marchesa di Vivaldi in Chapter 21?
2. What stops Schedoni from harming Ellena in Chapter 20?
3. Where are Vivaldi and Paulo taken at the beginning of Chapter 17?
4. What does Schedoni question the guide about after a sleepless night in Chapter 23?
5. What does the narrator say about Schedoni that would have made Ellena join the convent immediately if she had known the truth?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the mysterious monk assert himself to Vivaldi during his imprisonment and questioning?
2. Who does Ellena run into in a cloister of people, and what does this person reveal to Ellena in Chapter 30?
3. What does Olivia tell Ellena about their relationship and the character of Schedoni?
4. What does Ellena fear when Beatrice visits her, and who does Beatrice tell her has died?
5. What does Schedoni decide would be in his best interest, after finding out he is Ellena's father, and what does he see as the first step?
6. What does the guide tell Schedoni about Spaltaro in Chapter 23, and what does Schedoni do in response?
7. What happens when Vivaldi asks the jailer to capture the monk, and what other tale does he tell the tribunal?
8. 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?
9. What does Vivaldi refuse to tell the Tribunal of the Inquisition, and how is his refusal met?
10. Why is Ellena distressed when Schedoni shares where he plans to deposit her for safety, and what does she suggest as an alternative?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the minor characters in the novel affect the plot? How would the novel be different if one or more of these characters were removed?
Essay Topic 2
How are the different symbols used throughout the novel to represent abstract concepts? Detail and explain how the symbols are used to describe certain abstract concepts and which concepts they describe.
Essay Topic 3
How does Vivaldi and Ellena's relationship affect the story?
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