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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, "Beware of Falling Angels".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose death did Daniel Curtis describe in his diary?
(a) Alfred Tennyson's.
(b) Claude Monet's.
(c) Henry James's.
(d) Robert Browning's.

2. Who does Rose recall living next to in Venice?
(a) Robert Frost.
(b) T.S. Eliot.
(c) Ezra Pound.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

3. Which word does Alvise Loredan notably use frequently in talking with the narrator and the Lauritzens?
(a) "Grandiose."
(b) "Noble."
(c) "Paradox."
(d) "Important."

4. Who do the townspeople talking at Haig's Bar believe is responsible for the fire?
(a) Save Venice.
(b) The government.
(c) The police.
(d) The Mafia.

5. What does the narrator say is the most prominent feature of Felice Casson's face?
(a) A receding chin.
(b) His glasses.
(c) His hooked nose.
(d) A demanding look.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why doesn't Venice use Donadon's rat poison?

2. Where did Larry Lovett's fortune come from?

3. How did Impregilo manage to cut time and cost off their bid?

4. What did Olga say in the letter sent to the Cleveland attorney after she realized what had happened?

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

(see the answer key)

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