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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, "The Rat Man of Treviso".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why doesn't Venice use Donadon's rat poison?
(a) They only award contracts to the lowest bidder.
(b) They don't believe in Donadon's products.
(c) They are deeply suspicious of Germans.
(d) They don't trust Donadon.

2. What difference does Massimo Donadon claim to have made in the rat poison market?
(a) His rat poison kills rats instantly.
(b) His rat poison is based on what people like to eat.
(c) His rat poison is based on what rats like to eat.
(d) His rat poison contains peanut butter.

3. What does the narrator call his game of taking pictures at unplanned moments?
(a) "Picture bingo."
(b) "Photo roulette."
(c) "Photo surprise."
(d) "Unplanned pics."

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

5. Why does Count Volpi say the Venetians vilify his father?
(a) Because he became wealthy through his hotel business.
(b) Because he never liked Venice.
(c) Because the Marghera now creates a lot of ecological problems.
(d) Because he had a mistress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Woody Allen use to describe the devastation at the Fenice?

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

3. Who do the townspeople talking at Haig's Bar believe is responsible for the fire?

4. What is Count Marcello talking about when he mentions oil painting and sunlight as examples?

5. What are Signor and Signora Seguso doing when they notice the fire?

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