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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9, "The Last Canto".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Giampaolo give each of his family members at his fiftieth birthday party?
(a) A glass bowl.
(b) A glass bull.
(c) A glass vase.
(d) A glass egg.

2. Which covert paramilitary operation was Casson responsible for uncovering?
(a) Mockingbird.
(b) Gladio.
(c) Pegasus.
(d) Operation 40.

3. Which paper does the narrator mention that reports on the many suspicious coincidences surrounding the Fenice fire?
(a) Corriere della Sera.
(b) Il Gazettino.
(c) Il Giornale.
(d) La Repubblica.

4. What does the glass historian Rosa Barovier tell the narrator about the Segusos?
(a) Business is so important to the Segusos that it sometimes takes precedence over family.
(b) Archimede has always been a peacemaker, but Giampaolo always wanted to get away.
(c) The Segusos are unlike any other glassmaking family.
(d) This is the first tragic rift in the family line.

5. What does the narrator note about the continuing relationship between Woody Allen and Mayor Cacciari since Allen had been charged with trespassing?
(a) The Mayor could no longer speak with Allen out of embarrassment over the incident.
(b) The Mayor officiated at Allen's wedding to Soon-Yi.
(c) Allen and the Mayor continued to be friends.
(d) The friendship had soured since the incident.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do Venetian glassblowers traditionally work?

2. Where does the Count Giuseppe Volpi live?

3. Which mask-making studio is well-respected, even among Venetians, according to the book?

4. What does the narrator say the Fenice had been reduced to upon seeing the front of the building?

5. What does Dr. Scattolin say will happen to the healthy pigeons?

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