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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, "At Water Level".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many major versions of the Fenice does Peter say there have been in 200 years?
(a) Eight.
(b) Four.
(c) Six.
(d) Five.

2. What does the narrator notice about characters in novels and movies set in Venice?
(a) They aren't honest.
(b) They aren't convincing characters.
(c) They aren't very educated.
(d) They aren't Venetian.

3. What is Count Marcello talking about when he mentions oil painting and sunlight as examples?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Reality.
(c) The gifts of Venice.
(d) Philosophy.

4. Which of Signor Seguso's hands is "permanently cupped"?
(a) The right.
(b) The left.
(c) Neither of them.
(d) Both of them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the narrator say he's come to Venice in February?

2. What do the Lauritzens do while talking that makes it difficult for the narrator to follow them?

3. What is Signor Seguso's nickname?

4. In which quarter does the narrator take an apartment?

5. Who does Count Marcello believe is responsible for the fire?

(see the answer key)

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