1. What did Ezra ask Mary to do as an exercise that led to her lifelong study of his work?
(a) Translate the Cantos into Italian.
(b) Reprint the Cantos.
(c) Illustrate the Cantos.
(d) Translate the Cantos into German.

2. When does the narrator say he'd fallen under Venice's spell?
(a) Twenty years ago.
(b) Thirty years ago.
(c) Ten years ago.
(d) Five years ago.

3. What does Signor Seguso say his object is when he meets the narrator?
(a) "Dusk."
(b) "Unfinished."
(c) "Dawn."
(d) "Perfect."

4. Which of Henry James's works does Chapter 9, the story of the Rylands's involvement with Olga Rudge, revolve around?
(a) The Wasteland.
(b) The Aspern Papers.
(c) The Cantos.
(d) The Wings of the Dove.

5. Who does the narrator say defeated Venice at the height of its grandeur?
(a) Maximillian.
(b) Hitler.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) Charlemagne.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which reminders of "La Traviata, Rigoletto and Tancredi" were supposedly housed in the Fenice according to one of the dinner guests at the Carnival ball?

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

3. What does Leonardo Corbo, the civil protection chief from Rome, say about the fire?

4. According to the book, who founded the Venice Film Festival?

5. What does Giampaolo say he's good at when it comes to glassblowing?

(see the answer key)

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