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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 15, "Open House".

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Nicola's lawyer suspicious of Gardin?
(a) His publishing company doesn't exist.
(b) He never tells the truth.
(c) He tried to fake a will in which he was Stefani's sole heir.
(d) He's desperate for media attention.

2. What reason does Guthrie give the narrator for not resigning?
(a) He and his wife had to clear their names.
(b) He and his wife couldn't leave during the Miracoli restoration.
(c) He and his wife couldn't let Lovett win.
(d) He and his wife couldn't give up on Venice.

3. What do the men trying to net the pigeons scatter for them?
(a) Rice.
(b) Cornmeal.
(c) Bread crumbs.
(d) Seeds.

4. Where does the Count Giuseppe Volpi live?
(a) In Cannaregio.
(b) In Santa Croce.
(c) In Castello.
(d) On the Giudecca.

5. How many electricians were in the Fenice after the rest of the reconstruction staff had gone home?
(a) Six.
(b) Seven.
(c) Eight.
(d) Four.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Count Volpi say the Venetians vilify his father?

2. What is Giampaolo's view of glassmaking?

3. What does Stefani say is the most nonconformist act he knows?

4. When does the narrator say he'd fallen under Venice's spell?

5. Which of Henry James's works does Chapter 9, the story of the Rylands's involvement with Olga Rudge, revolve around?

(see the answer key)

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